Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 December 2015
184. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants in activation programmes who, because of their participation, are not included on the live register, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42961/15]
View answerThe table shows the most recent end of month statistics on the number of people availing of a range of programmes targeted primarily at the long-term unemployed (over 12 months on a jobseeker payment) and recipients of other welfare payments, including One Parent Family Payment and Disability Allowance. These data are published by the CSO as part of its monthly Live Register release.
Figures relating exclusively to jobseekers and by county are not readily available.
|
Activation Programmes |
September 2015 |
|
Back to Work allowance scheme – Employee strand (closed to new applications from 1st May 2009) |
0 |
|
Back to Work Enterprise allowance scheme – self-employed strand. |
11,825 |
|
Short-term Enterprise Allowance (Introduced from 1st May 2009) |
469 |
|
Total - Back to Work schemes |
12,294 |
|
Part-time Job Incentive |
411 |
|
TÚS - Community Work Placement Initiative |
7,827 |
|
JobBridge -National Internship Scheme |
4,693 |
|
Gateway (2013) |
2,342 |
|
Other Activation Programmes |
15,273 |
|
Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) |
5,000 |
|
Back to Education Allowance (figures include all schemes but participants from JA & JB are not entitled to BTEA during the summer holidays. Includes MOMENTUM participants from February 2013) |
12,537 |
|
Total - Back to Education Courses: |
17,537 |
|
Community Employment Schemes (excluding Supervisors) |
22,692 |
|
ETB full-time training for the unemployed |
6,478 |
|
TOTAL |
74,274 |
