Written answers
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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1023. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown by profession of working age persons diagnosed with Covid-19. [8235/20]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that the information requested in respect of the breakdown by profession of working age persons diagnosed with Covid-19 by the Deputy is not available in my Department, it does however fall under the remit of my colleague in the Department of Health.
However estimates of the employment sector for those medically certified for the Enhanced Illness Benefit claim are available each week on my Department's Covid statistics website.
The latest information for May 25th 2020 is attached herein. Note that the sector of those who have a medical certificate for the Enhanced Illness Benefit has been estimated based on the activity of the last known employer.
| Industrial Sector | Number of people who are medically certified for meeting the conditions for receipt of a Covid-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit payment, by sector |
|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining and Quarrying | 400 |
| Manufacturing | 6,300 |
| Electricity, gas, steam supply; Water supply; Sewerage, waste management | 200 |
| Construction | 1,800 |
| Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles | 9,900 |
| Transportation and storage | 1,900 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 1,800 |
| Information and communication activities | 800 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 1,900 |
| Real Estate activities | 400 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical activities | 1,500 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 4,600 |
| Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security | 1,900 |
| Education | 800 |
| Human Health And Social Work activities | 10,300 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 300 |
| Other Sectors | 1,400 |
| Unclassified or unknown | 300 |
| Total | 46,500 |
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