Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013
568. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons participating in internship schemes and self-employment support schemes on 30 June 2012; and the number of persons participating in the same schemes on 30 June 30 2013. [46874/13]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is published by the Central Statistics Office on their web site www.cso.ie. I am informed that at the end of June 2012 there were 17,136 persons participating in internship schemes and self-employment support schemes compared to 17,257 at the end of June 2013. A breakdown of the participants by scheme and year is detailed in the tabular statement.
|
Scheme |
June 2012 |
June 2013 |
|
Back to Work Enterprise allowance scheme -self employed strand |
11,062 |
10,325 |
|
Short-term Enterprise Allowance |
1,175 |
998 |
|
Jobbridge (Internship) |
4,899 |
5,934 |
|
Totals |
17,136 |
17,257 |
