Written answers
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Data
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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967. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who applied for job seekers allowance/job seekers benefit, who identified themselves as former farmers in each of the past ten years. [1544/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The number of persons with last held occupation in farming and with a Jobseekers Allowance or Jobseekers Benefit claim commencing in calendar years 2014 to 2023, as requested by the Deputy, is shown in the attached tabular statement.
| Calendar year the claim commenced | Number of persons with last held occupation in farming receiving Jobseekers Allowance or Jobseekers Benefit |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 513 |
| 2015 | 498 |
| 2016 | 441 |
| 2017 | 346 |
| 2018 | 336 |
| 2019 | 341 |
| 2020 | 269 |
| 2021 | 204 |
| 2022 | 198 |
| 2023 | 192 |
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