Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2013
433. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons formerly employed in the construction trade categories who are in receipt of unemployment benefit; the breakdown of these people by category; the number currently looking for work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24217/13]
View answerThe total number of persons in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit at the end of April 2013 was 78,414; of this total, 13,402 had occupations in construction trade categories. A qualifying condition of the jobseeker’s benefit scheme is that all recipients must be genuinely seeking work in order to qualify for payment. The following table details the breakdown of this number by category for the Deputy’s information.
|
Category |
Number |
Percentage of Total Jobseeker’s Benefit Recipients |
|
Architects, Town Planners and Surveyors |
210 |
0.3% |
|
Construction Trades |
4,930 |
6.3% |
|
Draughtspersons, Quantity and Other Surveyors |
97 |
0.1% |
|
Electrical/Electronic Trades |
1,018 |
1.3% |
|
Engineers and Technologists |
1,112 |
1.4% |
|
Metal Forming, Welding and Related Trades |
554 |
0.7% |
|
Metal Machining, Fitting and Instrument Making Trades |
791 |
1.0% |
|
Metal Making and Treating Workers |
16 |
0.0% |
|
Metal Working Process Workers |
64 |
0.1% |
|
Other Craft and Related Occupations not elsewhere classified |
690 |
0.9% |
|
Other Occupations in Construction |
1,145 |
1.5% |
|
Other Occupations in Mining and Manufacturing |
41 |
0.1% |
|
Road Transport Workers |
1,711 |
2.2% |
|
Woodworking Trades |
1,023 |
1.3% |
|
Total |
13,402 |
17.1% |
