David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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848. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 65 years of age that claimed jobseeker's benefit in each month of 2019 and in each month to date in 2020, in tabular form. [13417/20]

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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849. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 65 years of age that claimed jobseeker’s allowance in each month of 2019 and in each month to date in 2020, in tabular form. [13418/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 848 and 849 together.

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of persons aged 65 years of age that claimed jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit in each month of 2019 and in each month to date in 2020 is detailed in the attached tabular statement.

Tabular statement attached/........

The number of persons aged 65 years of age or over in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit payment in each month of 2019 and in each month to date in 2020.