Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to provide in tabular form the total funding allocated to each work activation programme in operation in each of the years over the period 2011 to 2016, to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24149/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The CSO publish data each month on the number of participants on Live Register activation programmes. The following table outlines the expenditure outturn on the Department of Social Protection operated Live Register activation schemes over the period 2011 to 2015 inclusive, and the amount allocated for the scheme in 2016 in the Revised Estimates.

It should be noted that expenditure on the short-term enterprise allowance scheme operated by the Department is not available separately, as it is included within jobseeker’s benefit scheme’s expenditure. In this regard, it is not included in the table.

Note: Gateway was introduced in late 2013. Tús and JobBridge were introduced in 2011.

Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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368. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to provide in tabular form the total number of participants per each work activation programme in operation at the following dates: 1 January 2015, 30 June 2016, 31 December 2015, 30 June 2016; most current data in 2016; the total number of participants per programme; the average cost for each programme scheme at these dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24150/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The CSO publishes data each month on the number of participants on Live Register activation programmes. The tables are available at the following website: .

The following table outlines the number of participants on Department of Social Protection Live Register activation schemes in January 2015, June 2015, January 2016 and May 2016 (June 2016 data is not currently available on the website). It also lists the 2015 expenditure outturn and the amount allocated for the scheme in 2016 in the Revised Estimates. It is not possible to provide the expenditure on these schemes at the various intervals requested.

It should be noted that the expenditure associated with the short-term enterprise allowance scheme is not available separately, as it is included within jobseeker’s benefit scheme’s expenditure.

In addition, while the participant number collated by the CSO for the Community Employment scheme excludes supervisors, the costs associated with supervisors are included in the expenditure figures.