Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2015
200. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance in 2014; the total amount paid out by her Department in jobseeker's benefit and jobseekers allowance in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34353/15]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is collated by the Department annually for inclusion in the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report.
The 2014 report was laid before the Dáil in September 2015, with copies lodged in the Oireachtas library. The report is published on the Department’s website at http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Annual-SWS-Statistical-Information-Report-2014.aspx
