Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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100. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of persons currently in receipt of unemployment assistance on a short- or long-term basis, and the fluctuation in this number over the last five years to date. [33377/23]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The Live Register series provides a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and Other Registrants including applicants for credited Social Welfare contributions. The figures are compiled from returns made for each local office to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) by the Department of Social Protection (DSP).

In June 2023 there were 118,970 persons on the Live Register for less than one year. This compares with 133,287 persons in June 2018 – a decrease of 14,317 persons over the period.

In June 2023 there were 65,909 persons on the Live Register for one year or more This compares with 94,778 persons in June 2018 – a decrease of 28,869 persons over the period.

See Table 1 below - This information is also available online on the CSO Px-Stat Table LRM18.

Table 1 Persons on the Live Register classified by duration of continuous registration

Source: Live Register, CSO