Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 November 2016
394. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit and signing on for credits on a county basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34919/16]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.
|
County |
JB Credits Only |
Jobseekers Benefit |
Jobseekers Allowance |
County Total |
|
Carlow |
2 |
22 |
648 |
672 |
|
Cavan |
3 |
29 |
609 |
641 |
|
Clare |
2 |
46 |
673 |
721 |
|
Cork |
22 |
154 |
2,198 |
2,374 |
|
Donegal |
9 |
82 |
1,692 |
1,783 |
|
Dublin |
61 |
595 |
7,125 |
7,781 |
|
Galway |
7 |
114 |
1,306 |
1,427 |
|
Kerry |
11 |
73 |
859 |
943 |
|
Kilkenny |
- |
7 |
76 |
83 |
|
Kildare |
13 |
94 |
1,225 |
1,332 |
|
Kilkenny |
1 |
14 |
368 |
383 |
|
Laois |
4 |
31 |
746 |
781 |
|
Leitrim |
3 |
22 |
240 |
265 |
|
Limerick |
2 |
58 |
1,351 |
1,411 |
|
Longford |
5 |
23 |
460 |
488 |
|
Louth |
4 |
53 |
1,370 |
1,427 |
|
Mayo |
3 |
46 |
869 |
918 |
|
Meath |
5 |
47 |
668 |
720 |
|
Monaghan |
3 |
24 |
296 |
323 |
|
Offaly |
6 |
44 |
824 |
874 |
|
Roscommon |
3 |
16 |
305 |
324 |
|
Sligo |
- |
28 |
407 |
435 |
|
Tipperary |
16 |
69 |
1,429 |
1,514 |
|
Waterford |
10 |
62 |
982 |
1,054 |
|
Westmeath |
4 |
55 |
922 |
981 |
|
Wexford |
10 |
87 |
1,439 |
1,536 |
|
Wicklow |
13 |
59 |
843 |
915 |
|
Grand Total |
222 |
1,954 |
29,930 |
32,106 |
