Social Welfare Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 March 2015

Thursday, 12 March 2015

Questions (56)

Dominic Hannigan

Question:

56. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a welfare payment who wish to undertake voluntary work and who have applied under the voluntary work 1 scheme in each year from 2012 to 2014; the number of these who have been successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10835/15]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection

VW1 applications are not recorded on the Department’s IT systems but are recorded manually and associated with the client’s file on a Local Office/Intreo centre basis. Accordingly, the information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department.