Written answers
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Data
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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497. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit signing on for credits on a county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13406/16]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the table.
Number of young persons in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Jobseeker’s Benefit and Signing for Credits by County - 30 April 2016
| County | Jobseeker’s Allowance | Jobseeker’s Benefit | Credits Only |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 700 | 35 | 2 |
| Cavan | 688 | 34 | 1 |
| Clare | 750 | 55 | 3 |
| Cork | 2613 | 184 | 19 |
| Donegal | 2029 | 108 | 5 |
| Dublin | 8469 | 724 | 71 |
| Galway | 1613 | 145 | 8 |
| Kerry | 1121 | 81 | 5 |
| Kildare | 1581 | 139 | 10 |
| Kilkenny | 571 | 32 | 7 |
| Laois | 902 | 45 | 5 |
| Leitrim | 276 | 19 | 3 |
| limerick | 1546 | 79 | 6 |
| Longford | 448 | 25 | 3 |
| Louth | 1652 | 89 | 4 |
| Mayo | 954 | 85 | 7 |
| Meath | 849 | 61 | 7 |
| Monaghan | 394 | 20 | 3 |
| Offaly | 1033 | 46 | 8 |
| Roscommon | 324 | 22 | 3 |
| Sligo | 465 | 35 | 2 |
| Tipperary | 1703 | 96 | 22 |
| Waterford | 1174 | 76 | 9 |
| Westmeath | 1082 | 68 | 9 |
| Wexford | 1770 | 119 | 9 |
| Wicklow | 1033 | 67 | 13 |
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