Written answers

Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Live Register

Photo of Brendan GriffinBrendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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1150. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the latest live register figures for County Kerry; the percentage change in the county since the Covid-19 peak; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40675/21]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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In June 2021, 175,281 people were on the Live Register, with 5,833 in county Kerry. Between March 2020 and June 2021, the Live Register peaked at 244,562 in July 2020; with 8,301 people in county Kerry. The June 2021 figure represents an overall decrease in the Live Register of 28.3%, and a decrease of 29.7% in county Kerry.

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