Employment Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 March 2014

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Questions (1)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

1. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Taoiseach if community employment scheme and JobBridge participants are included in the employment statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10323/14]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Deputy Paul Kehoe)

The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State.

Participants on the following Activation Programmes are classified as employed in the QNHS. Back to Work Schemes:

Back to Work allowance scheme - Employee strand.

Back to Work Enterprise allowance scheme -self employed strand.

Short-term Enterprise Allowance.

Other Activation Programmes:

DSP Part-time Job Incentive.

TUS - Community Work Placement Initiative (2011).

JobBridge (2011).

Community Employment Schemes.

Participants on the following Activation Programme are classified as unemployed in the QNHS:

FAS Full Time Training for Unemployed People.

Those on Back to Education courses - Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS); Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) - may engage in employment. Depending on their labour force situation they are classified based on the ILO labour force definition used in the QNHS.