Social Welfare Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 September 2014

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Questions (50)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

50. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the numbers of people here who are not in education, training or employment and who do not qualify for a social welfare payment; if these figures are available broken down by local authority area; if so, if she will provide same in tabular form; if she will list the data sources her Department uses when determining an accurate figure for people who fall into this category, including information categories from the Central Statistics Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35028/14]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection

My Department does not collate information relating to the numbers of people who are not in education, training or employment and who do not qualify for a social welfare payment.

The Central Statistics Office, as part of their Quarterly National Household Survey, reports on people in Ireland by their Principal Economic Status. This status includes people at work and unemployed and those people not in the labour force, such as students, people at home and people not able to work. This information can be obtained at www.cso.ie.