Written answers
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Labour Activation Programmes Data
Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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979. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of adult dependants on a social welfare labour activation scheme by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12634/18]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The number of recipients of the principal working age employment supports by county, where available, and the number of recipients of those working age employment supports who receive an increased payment in respect of a qualified adult, are presented in the following tables:
Recipients of a Working Age Employment Support payment by scheme and County, end-February 2017 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of Payment | Rural Social Scheme | TUS - Community Work Placement | Back To Work Enterprise Allowance | Back To Education Allowance | Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme | Partial Capacity Benefit |
Carlow | 18 | 122 | 159 | 197 | 6 | 35 |
| Cavan | 89 | 75 | 228 | 123 | 17 | 28 |
| Clare | 136 | 115 | 327 | 204 | 8 | 56 |
| Cork | 182 | 562 | 706 | 1,044 | 25 | 323 |
| Donegal | 289 | 376 | 391 | 460 | 6 | 67 |
| Dublin | 1,238 | 2,095 | 2,422 | 68 | 550 | |
| Galway | 336 | 377 | 446 | 705 | 23 | 111 |
| Kerry | 289 | 186 | 319 | 455 | 24 | 77 |
| Kildare | 27 | 176 | 315 | 330 | 10 | 107 |
| Kilkenny | 15 | 83 | 227 | 180 | 4 | 36 |
| Laois | 19 | 78 | 204 | 194 | 5 | 37 |
| Leitrim | 114 | 69 | 163 | 82 | 4 | 19 |
| Limerick | 86 | 247 | 282 | 639 | 17 | 90 |
| Longford | 58 | 79 | 166 | 109 | 7 | 26 |
| Louth | 13 | 187 | 369 | 436 | 14 | 66 |
| Mayo | 619 | 269 | 307 | 292 | 27 | 81 |
| Meath | 20 | 255 | 337 | 139 | 6 | 107 |
| Monaghan | 50 | 77 | 126 | 103 | 6 | 32 |
| Offaly | 46 | 115 | 200 | 214 | 7 | 33 |
| Roscommon | 154 | 95 | 146 | 74 | 2 | 48 |
| Sligo | 132 | 133 | 119 | 216 | 6 | 38 |
| Tipperary | 69 | 356 | 320 | 390 | 18 | 100 |
| Waterford | 12 | 279 | 350 | 390 | 26 | 68 |
| Westmeath | 41 | 98 | 223 | 229 | 15 | 41 |
| Wexford | 44 | 275 | 298 | 328 | 17 | 81 |
| Wicklow | 22 | 266 | 365 | 320 | 13 | 68 |
| Others | 9,188 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 2,880 | 6,188 | 18,376 | 10,275 | 381 | 2,334 |
Qualified Adult Increases in payment to recipients of a Working Age Employment Support payment at end-February 2017 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of Payment | Rural Social Scheme | TUS - Community Work Placement | Back To Work Enterprise Allowance | Back To Education Allowance | Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme | Partial Capacity Benefit |
Qualified Adult Allowance | 1,158 | 1,489 | 2,920 | 1,353 | 46 | 221 |
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