I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 106 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table:
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-
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Actual expenditure
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Actual expenditure
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Actual expenditure
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Actual expenditure
|
-
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2015 Revised Estimate
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Jan 2015
|
Feb 2015
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Mar 2015
|
Year to date end of Mar 2015
|
-
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€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
€000
|
Overall Department of Social Protection expenditure
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19,378,333
|
1,751,868
|
1,502,532
|
1,557,525
|
4,811,925
|
Jobseekers
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jobseekers Allowance
|
2,607,900
|
227,453
|
212,021
|
236,963
|
676,437
|
Jobseekers Benefit
|
406,600
|
35,859
|
33,079
|
31,583
|
100,521
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Total expenditure on jobseekers
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3,014,500
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263,312
|
245,100
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268,546
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776,958
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Expenditure data for April is still being finalised. It should be noted that expenditure can and does vary considerably from month to month as a consequence of varying numbers of payment days by scheme. For example, most pensions are paid on a Friday and, accordingly, expenditure in a month with five Fridays will be greater than a month with 4.