Written answers
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Data
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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183. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age that are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit and signing for credits for 12 months or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26257/17]
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age that are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit and signing for credits for six months or more by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26258/17]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 184 together.
The information requested by the Deputy (as at the end of April) is detailed in the following tables:
| Jobseeker’s Allowance | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | 6-12 months | 12 months and over |
| Carlow | 182 | 211 |
| Cavan | 154 | 241 |
| Clare | 221 | 237 |
| Cork | 557 | 758 |
| Donegal | 466 | 686 |
| Dublin | 1,771 | 2,464 |
| Galway | 352 | 534 |
| Kerry | 256 | 285 |
| Kildare | 272 | 450 |
| Kilkenny | 109 | 171 |
| Laois | 198 | 322 |
| Leitrim | 58 | 82 |
| Limerick | 402 | 514 |
| Longford | 126 | 170 |
| Louth | 361 | 516 |
| Mayo | 271 | 327 |
| Meath | 190 | 292 |
| Monaghan | 84 | 121 |
| Offaly | 192 | 366 |
| Roscommon | 61 | 130 |
| Sligo | 111 | 127 |
| Tipperary | 362 | 535 |
| Waterford | 273 | 333 |
| Westmeath | 239 | 398 |
| Wexford | 410 | 602 |
| Wicklow | 192 | 305 |
| Totals | 7,870 | 11,177 |
| Jobseeker’s Benefit | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | 6-12 months | 12 months and over |
| Carlow | 2 | - |
| Cavan | 6 | - |
| Clare | 9 | - |
| Cork | 24 | 1 |
| Donegal | 22 | 4 |
| Dublin | 83 | 6 |
| Galway | 24 | 3 |
| Kerry | 18 | - |
| Kildare | 19 | 5 |
| Kilkenny | 3 | - |
| Laois | 9 | 2 |
| Leitrim | 4 | - |
| Limerick | 18 | - |
| Longford | - | - |
| Louth | 11 | 4 |
| Mayo | 8 | 1 |
| Meath | 7 | 1 |
| Monaghan | 3 | 1 |
| Offaly | 10 | - |
| Roscommon | 4 | - |
| Sligo | 8 | - |
| Tipperary | 14 | 2 |
| Waterford | 16 | 3 |
| Westmeath | 5 | 2 |
| Wexford | 20 | 3 |
| Wicklow | 6 | - |
| Totals | 353 | 38 |
| Jobseeker’s Credits Only | ||
|---|---|---|
| County | 6-12 months | 12 months and over |
| Carlow | 1 | 1 |
| Cavan | 1 | 1 |
| Clare | 2 | 0 |
| Cork | 4 | 4 |
| Donegal | 3 | 0 |
| Dublin | 12 | 11 |
| Galway | 1 | 1 |
| Kerry | 5 | 1 |
| Kildare | 4 | 2 |
| Kilkenny | 1 | |
| Laois | 1 | 2 |
| Leitrim | 2 | 0 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 |
| Longford | 2 | |
| Louth | 3 | 0 |
| Mayo | 1 | 0 |
| Meath | 2 | 0 |
| Monaghan | 1 | 1 |
| Offaly | 1 | 1 |
| Roscommon | 2 | |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 |
| Tipperary | 7 | 3 |
| Waterford | 1 | 3 |
| Westmeath | 2 | 0 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 |
| Wicklow | 5 | 4 |
| Totals | 62 | 42 |
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