Written Answers Nos. 161-175
161. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11174/15]
View answerThe jobseeker's allowance claim of the person concerned has now been awarded. A letter has issued to the person concerned and payment together with the arrears due will issue shortly.
163. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is a special allowance for a person to purchase assistive technology (details supplied) for a child's secondary education outside of the back-to-school allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11201/15]
View answerThe back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the extra costs of clothing and footwear when children start school each autumn. The Government has provided €44.3 million for this scheme in 2015.
Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off and unforeseen expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. The Government has provided €29 million for the ENP scheme in 2015.
ENP's are payable at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme taking into account the requirements of the legislation and all the relevant circumstances of the case in order to ensure that the payments target those most in need of assistance. There is no automatic entitlement to a payment.
The ENP scheme is not intended to cover circumstances where responsibility for the payment or the expenditure rests with another Government Department or Agency. The Department of Education and Skills operates a scheme of grants towards the purchase of essential assistive technology equipment for pupils with physical or communicative disabilities. The person concerned is advised to contact the Department of Education and Skills in relation to this matter.
164. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a lone parent in receipt of the one-parent family payment, who is engaging in a Springboard course and is in receipt of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant to cover fees, will have to exit his or her studies once his or her youngest child reaches seven years of age. [11204/15]
View answerSpringboard is an initiative that strategically provides higher education courses to unemployed persons who have lost jobs in sectors where former employment levels will not return, to enable them to upskill, or re-skill, for work in areas where there are identified labour market skills shortages or employment opportunities.
Springboard courses are free and, therefore, they do not incur any fees. As such, students who are availing of a Springboard course would not be in receipt of student universal support Ireland (SUSI) grants (maintenance or fees).
Given that there is no work conditionality attached to the one-parent family payment (OFP) scheme, recipients of the payment can participate in full-time education programmes, including in the Springboard initiative.
Procedures have been agreed between the Department and the Department of Education and Skills (D/ES), to ensure that all OFP recipients who are participating in education when their entitlement to the OFP payment ends will be able to complete their course with income support, subject to means.
OFP recipients who are participating on Springboard courses can move to the jobseeker's allowance (JA) transitional arrangement once their entitlement to the OFP payment ceases. Customers in this situation can continue to avail of education, whilst in receipt of the JA transitional payment, until the completion of their studies.
165. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if holders of a public service vehicle licences or plate licences are being instructed by her Department that they have to surrender their licences in order to qualify for jobseeker’s payment; her views on whether this is counterproductive in view of the fact that it would take some time and cost to replace these licences, which may hamper a person's ability to find and take up employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11207/15]
View answerSelf-employed taxi-drivers may apply for the means-tested jobseeker's allowance if they are on low income as a result of a reduction in demand for their services.
If a self-employed taxi-driver is still trading or intends to continue trading, he or she does not have to surrender his or her public service vehicle licence or plate licence in order to claim jobseeker's allowance. However, means from this source of self-employment will be assessed to determine the level of jobseeker's allowance payable to the person.
If a taxi-driver has ceased operating completely, the Department requires confirmation from the Taxi Regulator outlining that the customer has surrendered his or her public service licence. This confirmation is required so that the Department can be satisfied that the customer is no longer receiving an income from self-employment in the taxi business.
166. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is an update on the proposed Intreo office in Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11216/15]
View answerWorks are currently ongoing in Clondalkin where Intreo services will be provided from both the existing Local Office and the former Motor Tax Office. The first phase of the works relates to the former Motor Tax Office and is now complete. The remaining works relate to the existing Local Office, and these will commence shortly; a decant of staff is required in the first instance. The works completion date is expected to be early May 2015.
168. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the decision to have a lower rate of social welfare payment for adults under 25 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11248/15]
View answer222. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the annual funding required to restore the full adult rate of jobseeker's allowance to young persons under 26 years of age based on the numbers who are currently on €100 and €144 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11752/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 222 together.
Reduced rates for younger jobseeker's allowance recipients were first introduced in 2009. Budget 2014 further extended the reduced rates of jobseeker's allowance to recipients under 26 years of age. This is a targeted measure aimed at protecting young people from welfare dependency. It aims to incentivise young jobseeker's allowance recipients to avail of education and training opportunities. If a jobseeker in receipt of the reduced jobseeker's allowance rate participates on an education or training programme they will receive a higher weekly payment of €160. Any change to provision in this area would be a matter for Government to consider in a Budgetary context.
Based on data from February, 2015 the additional full year cost of providing a weekly rate of €188 for all jobseeker's allowance recipients aged 25 and under is some €143m.
To guard against the development of welfare dependency I believe that it is necessary to provide young jobseekers with a strong financial incentive to engage in education or training or to take up employment. If they do not improve their skills, it will be much more difficult for them to avail of job opportunities as the economy recovers and they are at risk of becoming long term unemployed from a young age.
The Government's primary strategy to tackle youth unemployment is through policies to create the environment for a strong economic recovery by promoting competitiveness and productivity. Economic recovery will underpin jobs growth and the availability of productive employment for young people. This strategy has been succeeding, with an increase of over 80,000 in employment over the last two years.
Reflecting the improvement in the labour market, youth unemployment continues to fall. For example the youth unemployment rate in Ireland as estimated by Eurostat was 21.6% in December 2014 as compared to 30.8% in December 2011. However, the Government recognises that as the recovery takes hold, there is a need for additional measures to ensure that as many as possible of the jobs created are taken up by jobseekers and young jobseekers in particular. This is the rationale behind the Government's Pathways to Work strategy and the Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan.
169. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if parents' disability benefit or social welfare payments will be made non-assessable for means tests for adult children who are living with their parents and applying for the jobseeker's allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11249/15]
View answerSocial welfare legislation provides that where a person under 25 years of age claims jobseeker's allowance and is living with a parent or step-parent in the family home, an assessment is made of the yearly value of any benefit and privilege enjoyed by that person by virtue of residing there.
The value of the benefit and privilege assessed is based on the level of the parents' assessable income. Parental income is calculated as gross income less tax, PRSI, Universal Social Charge, superannuation and union dues. Rent or mortgage repayments are then disregarded, where appropriate, and, finally, a parental allowance of €600 per week per couple plus €50 per week in respect of other dependent children are also disregarded. The balance is assessed at 34% and this constitutes the weekly value of benefit and privilege to the claimant.
There are two exceptions to this rule. No assessment is made where a son or daughter and his or her spouse/civil partner/partner is living with his/her parents. In addition, where a person returns to the parental home having had an independent life elsewhere in Ireland or abroad for an appreciable length of time e.g. at least three years, the assessment in this case is €7 per week.
Social welfare payments such as illness benefit and disability allowance are included in the means assessment as they contribute to the total available income in a household. There are currently no plans to alter these arrangements for the jobseeker's allowance scheme.
It should be noted that once a person reaches 25 years of age, the value of any benefit and privilege is no longer be regarded as means.
170. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants under 25 years of age, by county, who have commenced a JobBridge internship since July 2011. [11253/15]
View answer186. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that a JobBridge payment of €50, on top of a person's social welfare payment, while working for nine months as a waiter or waitress constitutes appropriate training and development experience. [11379/15]
View answer206. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants who were on a €100 or €144 weekly jobseeker's allowance payment prior to commencing a JobBridge internship since July 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11736/15]
View answer207. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of increasing the weekly top-up payment from €50 to €100 for JobBridge participants who are in receipt of €150 and €194 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11737/15]
View answer208. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of increasing the weekly top-up payment from €50 to €100 for all those on the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11738/15]
View answer209. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the annual income generated if host organisations were required to make a contribution of €500 to her Department for each JobBridge internship commenced in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11739/15]
View answer210. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her proposed econometric analysis and evaluation of JobBridge including the terms of reference, the name of the body or agency carrying out the analysis, when the study will commence and when she expects the results to be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11740/15]
View answer211. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the proposed econometric analysis and evaluation of JobBridge will examine progression rates to employment across sectors of the labour market; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11741/15]
View answer212. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to restrict or close the JobBridge scheme to host organisations or sectors of the labour market with low levels of progression to employment and where there is evidence of job displacement and abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11742/15]
View answer213. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the current monitoring procedures for JobBridge, in view of reports that some host organisations were circumventing the six-month cooling-off period by making minor changes to subsequent internship titles or roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11743/15]
View answer214. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reasons her Department does not collect data on the number of times the cooling-off period in JobBridge is waived; her plans to change this policy in view of the serious consequences if the cooling-off period is abused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11744/15]
View answer215. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the development of a charter of rights for interns who are participating on the JobBridge scheme; her plans to put such a charter on a statutory basis to enhance the protection of interns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11745/15]
View answer216. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the mentoring on JobBridge in view of reports that many interns received little or no mentoring; if she will require all designated mentors to undergo training to improve the quality of mentoring which is vital to delivering quality internships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11746/15]
View answer217. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to proceed with the first steps youth developmental internship programme in view of concerns expressed about the mandatory nature of the scheme and the potential exploitation of young persons who, unlike those participating in JobBridge will not be able to leave a poor quality internship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11747/15]
View answer218. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the proposed short preparation course for participants on the first steps youth developmental internship programme, including the length of the course, the training providers, the number of participants per course, the content of the course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11748/15]
View answer219. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the budget for the first steps youth developmental internship programme in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11749/15]
View answer220. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of places which have been committed to by host organisations to date for the first steps youth developmental internship programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11750/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 170, 186 and 206 to 220, inclusive, together.
JobBridge has made significant progress since its inception in July 2011. As of 19th March 2015, over 38,269 interns had commenced on the scheme, while there are 6,033 interns currently participating on the programme. There are currently 1,086 internships advertised on the JobsIreland website.
The numbers of JobBridge interns under 25 years of age by County of serving local welfare office are attached in table 1.
The Department does not routinely maintain separate records of an intern's rate of Social Welfare payments prior to commencing and during the internship. As noted there are currently 6,033 individuals on JobBridge. The cost of paying those interns an extra €50 per week would amount to circa €11.76m over a nine month period of an internship.
A total of 11,606 internships commenced between 30th December, 2013 and 18th December, 2014. A contribution of €500 in respect of each of these internships would amount to €5,803,000 in respect of 2014.
The €50 weekly top-up paid to interns is in acknowledgement of extra expenses that may be incurred over and above those of the normal job search. It is not related to training and development expenses. There is nothing to prevent a Host Organisations reimbursing an Intern for expenses incurred as part of the internship. However, expenses should not be provided for normal activities such as travel to and from the main location of the internship.
The purpose of JobBridge is to help unemployed jobseekers break the cycle whereby they cannot find a job without appropriate experience but cannot find appropriate experience without a job. To date it has been very successful in delivering on this objective with this success being partly attributable to the wide variety of internship opportunities that it supports.
Given that unemployed jobseekers are drawn from many walks of life and have varying levels of work experience and educational qualifications it is essential that Internship opportunities cover many occupations/disciplines from high skill specialist placements to lower skilled general placements. Therefore JobBridge opportunities are not confined to the type internships that were, and continue to be a feature of, some 'white collar' professions.
Pathways to Work 2015 includes a commitment to evaluate a range of activation processes and programmes, including JobBridge. A high level evaluation work plan has been agreed and endorsed by the Labour Market Council. The Department is currently in the process of implementing the work plan, which will consist of a number of separate evaluations across a number of programmes including JobBridge. These evaluations will assess the impacts of programmes in terms of employment outcomes for participants. It is expected that the evaluation of JobBridge will commence later in 2015 with results anticipated by Q1 2016.
I have no plans at present to restrict internships in sectors with low levels of progression into employment. JobBridge interns gain marketable skills and work experience that can take them into employment in organisations and sectors other than those with which they participate in JobBridge. An independent evaluation of JobBridge found only minimal levels of displacement. The Department takes any complaints of abuse of the JobBridge Scheme seriously. All such complaints are investigated thoroughly, and necessary action is taken, if required. The Department also operates a monitoring system to ensure that all internships are of a high quality. If any individual knows of specific instances of abuse of JobBridge details should be provided to the Department for investigation.
Host Organisations are also subject to conditions, including cooling-off periods, to limit any abuse of the scheme. If an internship finishes and the Intern concerned is unsuccessful in gaining employment the Host Organisation is subject to a six month cooling off period before they can re-advertise an internship in the same filed of work. In circumstances where an intern moves into employment with either the host organisation or another organisation the cooling off period of six months is waived. The Department does not routinely keep records of the number of times the cooling-off period is waived.
With regard to levels of dissatisfaction interns and host organisation can contact the dedicated JobBridge team, the established Departmental complaints system and the staff at the local Intreo centres to register any concerns that they might have.
A charter is already in place in the form of a standard agreement that must be signed by the intern and the host organisation. It is not in the form of a statutory obligation as JobBridge is an administrative (i.e., non-statutory) scheme.
Each host organisation are required to nominate an individual to support and/or mentor the Intern during the placement. This person will have responsibility to ensure that the Intern receives a proper induction, ensure that the work experience as described in the standard agreement is progressing, and that monthly compliance checks are being completed (to ensure the Internship allowance continues to be paid by DSP). If an organisation has a formal mentoring programme, they include the Intern in this programme. The Department provides a range of resources and toolkits to support the mentoring of interns. Host organisations are instructed to read these carefully before offering an internship.
First Steps is a new under which employers are being asked to sponsor work experience places of four days duration per week for very disadvantaged young people. All participants will be selected by the Department of Social Protection (not as under JobBridge by the host organisation), will be allocated a dedicated case officer throughout their placement and will receive pre-placement training. The Department of Social Protection will only select clients who are available for, and whom it believes will benefit from, a First Steps placement. In such circumstances the Department believes clients should have a very strong reason not to participate and in the absence of such a reason participation should be mandatory. The short preparation course for participants will be provided by Education and Training Boards and will consist of basic workplace skills and etiquette, timekeeping and communication skills and will last approximately one week. A total of €57.111m has been allocated for First Steps up to the end of 2017. As of 19th March, 89 places have been committed by host organisations for the First Steps programme.
JobBridge Interns under 25 by County
|
County |
Finished |
Current |
Total |
|
DUBLIN |
2,948 |
413 |
3,361 |
|
CORK |
753 |
104 |
857 |
|
GALWAY |
550 |
84 |
634 |
|
LIMERICK |
454 |
88 |
542 |
|
DONEGAL |
340 |
70 |
410 |
|
KILDARE |
343 |
56 |
399 |
|
TIPPERARY |
319 |
63 |
382 |
|
WEXFORD |
299 |
52 |
351 |
|
LOUTH |
289 |
52 |
341 |
|
WATERFORD |
267 |
65 |
332 |
|
WESTMEATH |
250 |
50 |
300 |
|
MEATH |
241 |
49 |
290 |
|
MAYO |
239 |
50 |
289 |
|
KERRY |
226 |
52 |
278 |
|
WICKLOW |
203 |
33 |
236 |
|
MONAGHAN |
177 |
25 |
202 |
|
SLIGO |
171 |
29 |
200 |
|
CLARE |
163 |
31 |
194 |
|
LAOIS |
143 |
33 |
176 |
|
KILKENNY |
144 |
23 |
167 |
|
OFFALY |
127 |
28 |
155 |
|
CAVAN |
125 |
29 |
154 |
|
CARLOW |
119 |
17 |
136 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
75 |
22 |
97 |
|
LONGFORD |
69 |
9 |
78 |
|
LEITRIM |
50 |
6 |
56 |
|
Grand Total |
9,084 |
1,533 |
10,617 |
171. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the total number of JobBridge participants who were awarded a training employment support grant since July 2011. [11254/15]
View answerThe numbers of JobBridge participants awarded a Training Employment Support Grant (TESG) are only available from 2012 when my Department took over the administration of the scheme.
The number of JobBridge participants who were supported by TESG for the period 2012 to end of February 2015 is 1,976.
172. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age, by county, in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit or signing on for credits for four months or more. [11255/15]
View answer175. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance or signing on for credits for less than 12 months, for 12 to 24 months, for 24 to 36 months, for 36 to 48 months, for 48 to 60 months, and for more than 60 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11258/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 175 together.
At the end of February 2015 a total of 42,088 persons under the age of 25 years old were in receipt of jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance or signing on for credits. A breakdown of this number is detailed by scheme, county of local welfare office, and duration in the attached tabular statements.
It should be noted that the county level statistics indicate the number of people signing-on for payment at an office located in the county indicated. As the catchment area of many local offices cross county borders this data is not equivalent to the number of people residing in each county who are signing-on.
Under 25 year old recipients of jobseeker's allowance by duration and county February 2015
|
<3mths |
3-6mths |
6-12mths |
12-24mths |
>24mths |
Grand Total |
|
|
Carlow |
105 |
136 |
156 |
171 |
189 |
757 |
|
Cavan |
84 |
131 |
166 |
166 |
201 |
748 |
|
Clare |
153 |
205 |
149 |
143 |
239 |
889 |
|
Cork |
516 |
569 |
565 |
608 |
716 |
2,974 |
|
Donegal |
325 |
500 |
544 |
555 |
636 |
2,560 |
|
Dublin |
1,762 |
1,812 |
1,784 |
1,938 |
2,114 |
9,410 |
|
Galway |
286 |
397 |
362 |
402 |
406 |
1,853 |
|
Kerry |
244 |
266 |
213 |
234 |
263 |
1,220 |
|
Kildare |
302 |
321 |
353 |
359 |
437 |
1,772 |
|
Kilkenny |
87 |
144 |
124 |
134 |
142 |
631 |
|
Laois |
106 |
172 |
173 |
195 |
279 |
925 |
|
Leitrim |
73 |
85 |
59 |
54 |
51 |
322 |
|
Limerick |
224 |
322 |
333 |
325 |
468 |
1,672 |
|
Longford |
77 |
93 |
96 |
90 |
120 |
476 |
|
Louth |
328 |
336 |
376 |
363 |
407 |
1,810 |
|
Mayo |
176 |
262 |
218 |
212 |
267 |
1,135 |
|
Meath |
117 |
195 |
187 |
195 |
233 |
927 |
|
Monaghan |
72 |
110 |
112 |
101 |
116 |
511 |
|
Offaly |
148 |
227 |
227 |
213 |
322 |
1,137 |
|
Roscommon |
52 |
57 |
64 |
62 |
100 |
335 |
|
Sligo |
112 |
103 |
107 |
87 |
104 |
513 |
|
Tipperary |
218 |
308 |
332 |
404 |
419 |
1,681 |
|
Waterford |
159 |
253 |
207 |
189 |
218 |
1,026 |
|
Westmeath |
150 |
167 |
219 |
291 |
275 |
1,102 |
|
Wexford |
243 |
363 |
361 |
409 |
555 |
1,931 |
|
Wicklow |
218 |
246 |
241 |
198 |
244 |
1,147 |
|
Grand Total |
6,337 |
7,780 |
7,728 |
8,098 |
9,521 |
39,464 |
Under 25 year old recipients of jobseeker's benefit by duration and county February 2015
|
<3mths |
3-6mths |
6-12mths |
12-24mths |
>24mths |
Grand Total |
|
|
Carlow |
21 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
32 |
|
Cavan |
19 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
|
Clare |
31 |
30 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
67 |
|
Cork |
144 |
60 |
18 |
5 |
0 |
227 |
|
Donegal |
66 |
49 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
132 |
|
Dublin |
380 |
184 |
53 |
4 |
0 |
621 |
|
Galway |
78 |
51 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
147 |
|
Kerry |
78 |
52 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
136 |
|
Kildare |
66 |
30 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
107 |
|
Kilkenny |
26 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
|
Laois |
22 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
|
Leitrim |
5 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
Limerick |
36 |
17 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
61 |
|
Longford |
15 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
|
Louth |
30 |
28 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
71 |
|
Mayo |
42 |
31 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
86 |
|
Meath |
35 |
19 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
63 |
|
Monaghan |
14 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
|
Offaly |
28 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
47 |
|
Roscommon |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
|
Sligo |
20 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
35 |
|
Tipperary |
56 |
38 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
105 |
|
Waterford |
34 |
23 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
66 |
|
Westmeath |
22 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
36 |
|
Wexford |
55 |
31 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
105 |
|
Wicklow |
45 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
69 |
|
Grand Total |
1,375 |
758 |
212 |
48 |
3 |
2,396 |
Under 25 year old signing for jobseeker's credits by duration and county February 2015
|
<3mths |
3-6mths |
6-12mths |
12-24mths |
>24mths |
Grand Total |
|
|
Carlow |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
||
|
Cavan |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
Clare |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
Cork |
6 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
22 |
|
Donegal |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
|
Dublin |
20 |
14 |
14 |
6 |
2 |
56 |
|
Galway |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
||
|
Kerry |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
Kildare |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
|
|
Kilkenny |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
Laois |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
Leitrim |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Limerick |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|
Longford |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
Louth |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
||
|
Mayo |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
||
|
Meath |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
||
|
Monaghan |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
Offaly |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
Roscommon |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
Sligo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
Tipperary |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
21 |
|
Waterford |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
|
|
Westmeath |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
||
|
Wexford |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
|
|
Wicklow |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|
Grand Total |
67 |
55 |
53 |
34 |
19 |
228 |
173. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age in receipt of the one-parent family payment. [11256/15]
View answerThere were 8,936 persons under 25 years of age in receipt of the one parent family payment at the end of February 2015. A breakdown of this number by age is detailed in the attached tabular statement.
Recipients of one-parent family payment under the age of 25 at the end of February 2015
|
Age |
Total Recipients |
|
15 |
3 |
|
16 |
40 |
|
17 |
96 |
|
18 |
206 |
|
19 |
485 |
|
20 |
786 |
|
21 |
1,235 |
|
22 |
1,628 |
|
23 |
2,086 |
|
24 |
2,371 |
|
Total |
8,936 |
174. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years of age in receipt of disability allowance. [11257/15]
View answerThere were 13,161 persons under 25 years of age in receipt of disability allowance at the end of February 2015. A breakdown of this number by age is detailed in the attached tabular statement.
Recipients of disability allowance under the age of 25 at the end of February 2015
|
Age |
Total Recipients |
|
15 |
21 |
|
16 |
1,102 |
|
17 |
1,335 |
|
18 |
1,363 |
|
19 |
1,451 |
|
20 |
1,358 |
|
21 |
1,513 |
|
22 |
1,601 |
|
23 |
1,718 |
|
24 |
1,699 |
|
Total |
13,161 |
