Written answers
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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787. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment in April, May, June and July 2020, by Dáil constituency if possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19737/20]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that my Department's data cannot be broken down by constituency. Breakdowns are provided by county for the last payment date in each of the requested months in the table below.
| 28 April | 26 May | 30 June | 28 July | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 7,752 | 7,349 | 5,252 | 3,367 |
| Cavan | 9,650 | 9,213 | 6,431 | 4,006 |
| Clare | 14,145 | 13,900 | 10,521 | 6,345 |
| Cork | 61,404 | 60,068 | 44,070 | 27,840 |
| Donegal | 22,533 | 21,912 | 15,860 | 8,989 |
| Dublin | 170,697 | 169,287 | 137,791 | 97,838 |
| Galway | 32,109 | 31,707 | 24,346 | 15,428 |
| Kerry | 21,883 | 21,516 | 16,397 | 9,284 |
| Kildare | 25,996 | 25,534 | 18,910 | 12,797 |
| Kilkenny | 10,363 | 9,984 | 7,242 | 4,442 |
| Laois | 8,633 | 8,312 | 6,028 | 3,885 |
| Leitrim | 4,038 | 3,945 | 2,865 | 1,752 |
| Limerick | 22,430 | 21,660 | 16,377 | 11,119 |
| Longford | 4,419 | 4,401 | 3,159 | 2,062 |
| Louth | 17,543 | 17,311 | 13,174 | 8,649 |
| Mayo | 16,366 | 15,934 | 11,678 | 6,823 |
| Meath | 24,784 | 24,210 | 17,464 | 11,486 |
| Monaghan | 8,038 | 7,975 | 5,654 | 3,623 |
| Offaly | 8,745 | 8,600 | 5,914 | 3,793 |
| Roscommon | 7,044 | 6,882 | 4,879 | 3,046 |
| Sligo | 7,582 | 7,344 | 5,640 | 3,361 |
| Tipperary | 18,699 | 18,026 | 12,718 | 8,394 |
| Waterford | 13,869 | 13,692 | 10,153 | 6,135 |
| Westmeath | 11,771 | 11,258 | 8,047 | 5,225 |
| Wexford | 20,339 | 19,679 | 13,706 | 7,891 |
| Wicklow | 18,442 | 18,108 | 13,691 | 8,794 |
| Unknown | 1,702 | 1,603 | 966 | 476 |
| Total | 590,976 | 579,410 | 438,933 | 286,850 |
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