Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for jobseeker's allowance received in each of the past four years to date; the number approved and rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47202/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 is published in the Department's Annual Statistical Report, available at .

I have reproduced the figures for those years in the attached tabular statement, which also includes the equivalent figure for January-October 2018.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Jobseeker's Assistance claims processed annually 2014-2017 and January-October 2018