Written answers

Thursday, 7 October 2021

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Departmental Data

Photo of Fergus O'DowdFergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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55. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have signed off from the pandemic unemployment payment in County Louth since the peak of claims in May 2020; the breakdown of the general live register figures for the county since the pandemic commenced in early 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48444/21]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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This week, 3,088 people in Co Louth will receive a PUP payment, a decrease of 82% compared to the peak of 17,114 on 05 May 2020.

The table below sets out the Live Register for County Louth since the onset of the pandemic.

Live Register: County Louth, March 2020 to August 2021

Month Persons
Mar 2020 8,174
Apr 2020 8,374
May 2020 8,333
Jun 2020 8,260
Jul 2020 8,814
Aug 2020 8,583
Sep 2020 8,156
Oct 2020 7,906
Nov 2020 7,591
Dec 2020 7,620
Jan 2021 7,672
Feb 2021 7,639
Mar 2021 7,498
Apr 2021 7,446
May 2021 7,296
Jun 2021 7,339
Jul 2021 7,686
Aug 2021 7,418

Source:data.cso.ie/table/LRM07

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