Written answers
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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869. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of unemployment payments by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20459/20]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The county breakdowns of persons who have received an unemployment payment, namely Jobseeker's Allowance, Jobseeker's Benefit and the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, for the week of July 28th 2020 are included in the tabular statement attached.
The number of recipients of a Pandemic Unemployment Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance or Jobseeker's Benefit at the 28th of July 2020.
County Name | Pandemic Unemployment Payment | Jobseekers Allowance | Jobseekers Benefit |
---|---|---|---|
Carlow | 3,365 | 2,642 | 724 |
Cavan | 4,005 | 2,909 | 802 |
Clare | 6,345 | 4,391 | 2,126 |
Cork | 27,844 | 12,041 | 5,594 |
Donegal | 8,989 | 9,411 | 2,231 |
Dublin | 97,826 | 33,117 | 13,759 |
Galway | 15,427 | 8,387 | 3,174 |
Kerry | 9,284 | 5,630 | 2,525 |
Kildare | 12,801 | 5,536 | 2,718 |
Kilkenny | 4,442 | 3,116 | 1,042 |
Laois | 3,886 | 2,724 | 849 |
Leitrim | 1,752 | 1,640 | 447 |
Limerick | 11,119 | 6,080 | 2,147 |
Longford | 2,059 | 2,069 | 491 |
Louth | 8,650 | 5,847 | 1,637 |
Mayo | 6,824 | 5,860 | 1,629 |
Meath | 11,492 | 4,888 | 2,380 |
Monaghan | 3,623 | 2,156 | 697 |
Offaly | 3,793 | 2,797 | 957 |
Roscommon | 3,051 | 2,089 | 674 |
Sligo | 3,361 | 2,959 | 780 |
Tipperary | 8,392 | 6,138 | 1,702 |
Waterford | 6,135 | 5,781 | 1,478 |
Westmeath | 5,225 | 3,394 | 1,144 |
Wexford | 7,896 | 7,007 | 2,098 |
Wicklow | 8,791 | 4,231 | 1,842 |
County not stated | 473 | 3 | 249 |
Total | 286,850 | 152,843 | 55,896 |
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