Social Welfare Benefits Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 September 2014

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Questions (45, 46)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

45. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide by local authority area, the numbers of citizens who are currently signing on for credits but who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35011/14]

Catherine Murphy

Question:

46. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide by local authority area, the numbers of citizens who are currently signing on for credits but who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment; the numbers in each area who have been signing for credits for under three months, for between three months and one year and for longer than one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35012/14]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection

I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 46 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is not collated by my Department by local authority area. I am however informed that at the end of August there were 36,178 citizens signing for credits but who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment.

A breakdown of this number by Social Welfare Office is detailed in the attached tabular statement for the Deputy’s information.

Number of citizens signing for Credits August 2014:

Office	<3mths	3 - 12 Months	> 1 Year	Total
Achill	4	15	36	55
Apollo House	28	59	121	208
Ardee	9	18	122	149
Arklow	33	49	149	231
Athlone	37	78	257	372
Athy	17	30	109	156
Balbriggan	41	110	409	560
Ballina	15	36	134	185
Ballinasloe	18	46	123	187
Ballinrobe	10	9	79	98
Ballybofey	11	11	71	93
Ballyconnell	21	18	71	110
Ballyfermot	12	40	63	115
Ballymun	9	7	18	34
Ballyshannon	3	20	94	117
Baltinglass	12	27	127	166
Bandon	26	25	92	143
Bantry	21	32	126	179
Belmullet	17	16	56	89
Birr	28	31	144	203
Bishop Square	73	200	580	853
Blanchardstown	57	135	513	705
Boyle	7	20	80	107
Bray	74	183	457	714
Buncrana	24	31	204	259
Cahir	17	38	63	118
Cahirciveen	6	13	43	62
Carlow	25	54	132	211
Carrickmacross	8	12	77	97
Carrick-On-Shannon	17	41	162	220
Carrick-On-Suir	22	52	180	254
Carrigaline	30	84	225	339
Cashel	8	15	72	95
Castlebar	19	39	178	236
Castleblayney	7	15	77	99
Castlepollard	7	27	124	158
Castlerea	13	19	116	148
Cavan	27	81	268	376
Claremorris	7	17	88	112
Clifden	9	7	69	85
Clonakilty	11	26	108	145
Clondalkin	44	74	316	434
Clones	4	10	27	41
Clonmel	27	60	153	240
Cobh	10	29	77	116
Coolock Lo	50	89	340	479
Cork	235	229	969	1433
Dingle	4	23	38	65
Donegal	7	17	62	86
Drogheda	58	133	357	548
Dundalk	31	104	322	457
Dunfanaghy	13	25	103	141
Dungarvan	16	50	146	212
Dungloe	26	38	184	248
Dún Laoghaire	131	435	780	1346
Edenderry	18	35	103	156
Ennis	39	76	389	504
Enniscorthy	19	32	207	258
Ennistymon	9	18	93	120
Fermoy	23	33	113	169
Finglas	56	137	296	489
Galway	70	175	599	844
Gorey	37	69	242	348
Gort	11	37	167	215
Kells	12	24	136	172
Kenmare	5	10	22	37
Kilbarrack	70	138	512	720
Kilkenny	20	100	388	508
Killarney	13	36	121	170
Killorglin	13	29	72	114
Killybegs	7	23	83	113
Kilmallock	24	56	147	227
Kilrush	7	21	88	116
Kings Inns Street	86	119	389	594
Kinsale	10	37	206	253
Letterkenny	26	43	249	318
Limerick	78	232	613	923
Listowel	21	45	167	233
Longford	21	56	230	307
Loughrea	26	46	129	201
Macroom	26	42	125	193
Mallow	21	50	147	218
Manorhamilton	8	16	60	84
Maynooth	86	189	567	842
Midleton	27	69	165	261
Monaghan	18	37	132	187
Muine Bheag	6	17	74	97
Mullingar	35	83	330	448
Navan	33	88	245	366
Navan Road	41	145	302	488
Nenagh	20	56	240	316
Newbridge	72	192	678	942
Newcastle West	11	28	136	175
Newmarket	19	18	111	148
New Ross	23	65	208	296
Nutgrove	99	391	485	975
Portarlington	25	43	188	256
Portlaoise	34	71	256	361
Rathdowney	4	3	56	63
Roscommon	15	38	100	153
Roscrea	19	19	82	120
Skibbereen	7	28	103	138
Sligo	37	62	294	393
Swinford	10	28	156	194
Swords	50	110	416	576
Tallaght	48	164	450	662
Thomas Street	12	48	66	126
Thomastown	15	11	54	80
Thurles	54	53	166	273
Tipperary	12	30	81	123
Tralee	31	85	267	383
Trim	46	92	286	424
Tuam	20	44	208	272
Tubbercurry	8	9	54	71
Tulla	12	32	152	196
Tullamore	33	52	203	288
Tullow	8	27	71	106
Waterford	90	177	774	1041
Westport	15	39	113	167
Wexford	22	111	346	479
Wicklow	34	44	140	218
Youghal	22	22	137	181
Sum	3,445	7,657	25,076	36,178