Written answers
Tuesday, 4 December 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Jobseeker's Payments
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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652. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a jobseeker's payment by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50269/18]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.
Jobseeker's Recipients at 31st October by County
| County | Jobseeker's Allowance | Jobseeker's Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 2,818 | 426 |
| Cavan | 2,695 | 442 |
| Clare | 3,546 | 745 |
| Cork | 11,715 | 2,862 |
| Donegal | 8,769 | 1,212 |
| Dublin | 38,267 | 8,293 |
| Galway | 7,862 | 1,701 |
| Kerry | 5,293 | 1,697 |
| Kildare | 5,516 | 1,482 |
| Kilkenny | 2,490 | 435 |
| Laois | 3,092 | 554 |
| Leitrim | 1,332 | 275 |
| Limerick | 6,428 | 1,186 |
| Longford | 2,056 | 317 |
| Louth | 6,177 | 1,124 |
| Mayo | 5,352 | 889 |
| Meath | 3,513 | 791 |
| Monaghan | 1,971 | 396 |
| Offaly | 3,062 | 600 |
| Roscommon | 1,579 | 289 |
| Sligo | 2,341 | 415 |
| Tipperary | 6,442 | 1,109 |
| Waterford | 5,628 | 972 |
| Westmeath | 3,802 | 690 |
| Wexford | 7,294 | 1,246 |
| Wicklow | 4,199 | 881 |
| Total | 153,239 | 31,029 |
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