Social Welfare Benefits Data

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Questions (139)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Question:

139. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years who are signing on the live register for jobseeker's allowance; jobseeker's benefit and for credits only, on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31983/14]

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Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection

The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table.

County	Scheme	Under 25 years	25 years and Over	Totals
Carlow	Jobseeker’s Allowance	1,102	4,305	5,407
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	50	742	792
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	8	432	440
-	Totals	1,160	5,479	6,639
Cavan	Jobseeker’s Allowance	1,135	4,337	5,472
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	43	674	717
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	2	475	477
-	Totals	1,180	5,486	6,666
Clare	Jobseeker’s Allowance	1,176	5,394	6,570
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	62	1,167	1,229
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	2	916	918
-	Totals	1,240	7,477	8,717
Cork	Jobseeker’s Allowance	4,777	23,591	28,368
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	291	5,176	5,467
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	25	3,945	3,970
-	Totals	5,093	32,712	37,805
Donegal	Jobseeker’s Allowance	3,286	12,686	15,972
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	174	2,254	2,428
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	7	1,401	1,408
-	Totals	3,467	16,341	19,808
Dublin	Jobseeker’s Allowance	4,085	60,585	74,670
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	32	12,689	13,521
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	64	9,220	9,284
-	Totals	4,981	82,494	97,475
Galway	Jobseeker’s Allowance	2,666	13,082	15,748
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	175	2,715	2,890
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	7	1,801	1,808
-	Totals	2,848	17,598	20,446
Kerry	Jobseeker’s Allowance	1,766	8,690	10,456
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	96	2,010	2,106
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	2	1,048	1,050
-	Totals	1,864	11,748	13,612
Kildare	Jobseeker’s Allowance	2,393	10,318	12,711
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	170	2,453	2,623
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	18	1,931	1,949
-	Totals	2,581	14,702	17,283
Kilkenny	Jobseeker’s Allowance	909	4,361	5,270
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	51	850	901
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	2	585	587
-	Totals	962	5,796	6,758
Laois	Jobseeker’s Allowance	1,416	5,479	6,895
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	74	1,011	1,085
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	5	702	707
-	Totals	1,495	7,192	8,687
Leitrim	Jobseeker’s Allowance	431	1,887	2,318
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	35	469	504
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	0	295	295
-	Totals	466	2,651	3,117
Limerick	Jobseeker’s Allowance	2,614	11,022	13,636
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	119	2,228	2,347
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	7	1,250	1,257
-	Totals	2,740	14,500	17,240
Longford	Jobseeker’s Allowance	769	3,252	4,021
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	37	437	474
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	2	297	299
-	Totals	808	3,986	4,794
Louth	Jobseeker’s Allowance	2,508	10,493	13,001
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	104	1,833	1,937
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	8	1,108	1,116
-	Totals	2,620	13,434	16,054
Mayo	Jobseeker’s Allowance	1,608	7,553	9,161
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	107	1,484	1,591
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	10	1,167	1,177
-	Totals	1,725	10,204	11,929
Meath	Jobseeker’s Allowance	1,399	6,056	7,455
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	70	1,347	1,417
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	14	921	935
-	Totals	1,483	8,324	9,807
Monaghan	Jobseeker’s Allowance	776	4,064	4,840
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	47	1,034	1,081
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	5	430	435
-	Totals	828	5,528	6,356
Offaly	Jobseeker’s Allowance	1,484	5,370	6,854
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	66	1,061	1,127
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	13	675	688
-	Totals	1,563	7,106	8,669
Roscommon	Jobseeker’s Allowance	573	2,367	2,940
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	29	485	514
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	4	403	407
-	Totals	606	3,255	3,861
Sligo	Jobseeker’s Allowance	781	3,162	3,943
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	57	718	775
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	2	479	481
-	Totals	840	4,359	5,199
Tipperary	Jobseeker’s Allowance	2,475	9,392	11,867
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	116	2,053	2,169
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	26	1,501	1,527
-	Totals	2,617	12,946	15,563
Waterford	Jobseeker’s Allowance	1,854	8,301	10,155
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	106	1,647	1,753
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	12	1,189	1,201
-	Totals	1,972	11,137	13,109
Westmeath	Jobseeker’s Allowance	1,581	6,112	7,693
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	80	1,249	1,329
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	6	936	942
-	Totals	1,667	8,297	9,964
Wexford	Jobseeker’s Allowance	1,958	8,161	10,119
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	106	1,618	1,724
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	7	1,097	1,104
-	Totals	2,071	10,876	12,947
Wicklow	Jobseeker’s Allowance	2,419	10,115	12,534
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit	134	2,089	2,223
-	Jobseeker’s Benefit Credits	18	1,533	1,551
	Totals	2,571	13,737	16,308