Written answers
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Labour Activation Programmes Expenditure
Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1533. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent on each job activation scheme or employment support scheme in each of the years 2013 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36034/17]
Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1539. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on administration of job activation and employment support schemes in each of the years 2013 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36040/17]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1533 and 1539 together.
The following table details expenditure on the Working Age Employment Supports Programme operated by the Department in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to end June of this year:
| - | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Jun-17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programme | €’000 | €’000 | €’000 | €’000 | €’000 | €’000 |
| Community Employment | 330,399 | 341,250 | 359,474 | 364,991 | 358,914 | 175,363 |
| Rural Social Scheme | 45,242 | 44,203 | 43,762 | 44,105 | 42,652 | 21,937 |
| Tús | 67,055 | 92,060 | 116,052 | 124,576 | 119,542 | 58,071 |
| Job Initiative | 25,794 | 24,924 | 23,364 | 21,698 | 20,150 | 6,569 |
| Community Services Programme | 45,390 | 44,853 | 43,028 | 42,730 | 43,977 | 30,747 |
| Back to Work Enterprise Allowance | 127,203 | 119,505 | 118,825 | 129,037 | 124,382 | 58,325 |
| JobBridge | 54,739 | 67,688 | 76,030 | 63,489 | 37,793 | 6,049 |
| Back to Education Allowance | 199,567 | 186,879 | 162,450 | 143,965 | 114,248 | 56,458 |
| Gateway | 0 | 255 | 6,169 | 29,543 | 21,298 | 2,752 |
| Back To Work Family Dividend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,422 | 28,454 | 12,975 |
| JobsPlus | 0 | 1,040 | 11,883 | 22,630 | 23,886 | 14,353 |
| Wage Subsidy Scheme | 10,566 | 11,042 | 12,595 | 16,392 | 21,106 | 10,021 |
| Other Employment Supports | 45,963 | 51,354 | 51,746 | 48,947 | 45,252 | 22,293 |
| Partial Capacity Benefit | 2,107 | 7,377 | 9,972 | 11,310 | 13,083 | 7,426 |
| TOTAL | 954,025 | 992,430 | 1,035,350 | 1,077,835 | 1,014,737 | 483,339 |
JobsPlus and Gateway were introduced in 2013 while Back to Work Family Dividend was introduced in 2015.
The service fee provided to Pobal for administering the payroll for Tús, the Rural Social Scheme, Gateway and the Community Services Programme was €3.64 million in 2012, €4.27 million in 2013, €4.36 million in 2014, €4.46 million in 2015 and 2016. It was €2.7 million for the first 6 months of 2017.
It is not possible to disaggregate the internal Departmental costs of administrating the schemes in this Programme. This is because the salary costs of the staff administering these schemes on a countrywide basis and their associated corporate costs such as IT support, facilities etc. from just part of the overall costs of administering a wide range of other major schemes such as jobseeker’s allowance and benefit and one parent family payment.
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