JobsPlus provides a direct monthly financial incentive to employers who recruit employees from the Live Register and those transitioning into employment. It provides employers with two levels of payment - €7,500 or €10,000 over two years - paid in monthly instalments provided the employment is maintained.
Some 3,330 persons under 25 years of age have been supported to date by the JobsPlus youth scheme and a county breakdown is provided in the following table.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
County
|
JobsPlus/Under 25 yrs
|
Dublin
|
594
|
Cork
|
191
|
Tipperary
|
188
|
Donegal
|
178
|
Wexford
|
172
|
Waterford
|
147
|
Galway
|
143
|
Kildare
|
142
|
Louth
|
142
|
Limerick
|
141
|
Meath
|
130
|
Westmeath
|
123
|
Wicklow
|
109
|
Offaly
|
106
|
Mayo
|
105
|
Kerry
|
99
|
Cavan
|
82
|
Carlow
|
81
|
Clare
|
81
|
Laois
|
76
|
Monaghan
|
71
|
Kilkenny
|
62
|
Roscommon
|
49
|
Sligo
|
46
|
Leitrim
|
38
|
Longford
|
36
|
|
|
Total
|
3,332
|