Written answers

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Social Welfare Payments

Photo of John Paul O'SheaJohn Paul O'Shea (Cork North-West, Fine Gael)
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686. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the number of people in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit, per Intreo area, and per age group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62143/25]

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Data on recipients by age and by county is set out in the table below, showing the combined number of people in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseeker’s Benefit. Casual workers and those claiming credits are not included in these figures.

Table 1 - Count of Recipients of Jobseeker's Allowance and Jobseeker's Benefit, by County and Age Group.

County Under 25 25-54 55+
Carlow 265 1402 473
Cavan 197 1165 481
Clare 310 1707 791
Cork 917 6069 2362
Donegal 585 4043 1757
Dublin 3694 21085 6374
Galway 490 3693 1343
Kerry 385 2899 1331
Kildare 540 2730 957
Kilkenny 171 1051 386
Laois 279 1422 511
Leitrim 89 828 352
Limerick 619 3317 1086
Longford 242 1062 293
Louth 559 3423 1189
Mayo 357 2557 1193
Meath 273 1664 593
Monaghan 131 872 358
Offaly 242 1445 527
Roscommon 166 1025 399
Sligo 184 1139 385
Tipperary 496 2749 1023
Waterford 486 2712 1049
Westmeath 303 1674 602
Wexford 563 3323 1479
Wicklow 342 2090 896

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