Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 January 2013
112. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of persons in receipt of one parent family payment on a county basis who are currently on community employment and the numbers at the 31 December 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4781/13]
View answerCommunity Employment (CE) is the largest employment programme administered by the Department of Social Protection and forms an important pillar in the strategy of returning long-term unemployed people back to the open labour market. There are currently 23,300 places (including supervisory positions) available currently on CE which is increasing to 25,300 by year-end 2013 and the revised budget for 2013 is circa €352m. Lone parents are one of the categories of disadvantaged client catered for on CE.
One Parent Family Payment Recipients on CE, By County/Area
|
County/Area |
OFPs 31/12/2011 |
OFPs 28/01/13 |
|
Dublin 1 |
155 |
103 |
|
Dublin 2 |
108 |
66 |
|
Dublin 3 |
51 |
18 |
|
Dublin 4 |
16 |
3 |
|
Dublin 5 |
83 |
43 |
|
Dublin 6 |
9 |
16 |
|
Dublin 7 |
77 |
45 |
|
Dublin 8 |
224 |
113 |
|
Dublin 9 |
31 |
48 |
|
Dublin 10 |
70 |
52 |
|
Dublin 11 |
205 |
87 |
|
Dublin 12 |
76 |
55 |
|
Dublin 13 |
31 |
7 |
|
Dublin 14 |
5 |
0 |
|
Dublin 15 |
125 |
61 |
|
Dublin 16 |
16 |
11 |
|
Dublin 17 |
170 |
102 |
|
Dublin 18 |
23 |
1 |
|
Dublin 20 |
38 |
9 |
|
Dublin 22 |
99 |
61 |
|
Dublin 24 |
180 |
97 |
|
Dublin West |
15 |
0 |
|
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown |
85 |
72 |
|
Dublin North County/Fingal |
70 |
46 |
|
Kildare |
101 |
63 |
|
Meath |
85 |
54 |
|
Wicklow |
135 |
88 |
|
Cavan |
36 |
17 |
|
Louth |
189 |
91 |
|
Monaghan |
51 |
24 |
|
Carlow |
55 |
28 |
|
Kilkenny |
65 |
30 |
|
Tipperary (South Riding) |
86 |
49 |
|
Waterford City |
77 |
39 |
|
Waterford County |
22 |
15 |
|
Wexford |
147 |
102 |
|
Laois |
48 |
30 |
|
Longford |
48 |
29 |
|
Offaly |
48 |
20 |
|
Roscommon |
44 |
22 |
|
Westmeath |
82 |
38 |
|
Cork City |
235 |
110 |
|
Cork County |
109 |
77 |
|
Kerry |
147 |
67 |
|
Clare |
88 |
43 |
|
Limerick City |
152 |
52 |
|
Limerick County |
53 |
22 |
|
Tipperary (North Riding) |
48 |
25 |
|
Galway City |
73 |
40 |
|
Galway County |
108 |
73 |
|
Mayo |
94 |
62 |
|
Donegal |
176 |
101 |
|
Leitrim |
11 |
5 |
|
Sligo |
75 |
38 |
|
Total |
4,650 |
2,570 |
