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Local Employment Service

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2019

Tuesday, 5 March 2019

Questions (534)

John Brady

Question:

534. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of referrals made to the local employment service in 2018, by office. [10322/19]

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The Local Employment Services (LES) engages primarily with long-term unemployed jobseekers, but may also engage with short-term unemployed jobseekers where a local need arises. Jobseekers are referred directly to the LES by Intreo offices.

The following table reflects the numbers of activation customers who attended/engaged with the Local Employment Service, by provider, in 2018. The engagement period can last for up to 12 months. The Department records when a customer attends/engages with the LES service and some of the numbers below may include those persons who were referred towards the end of 2017, but who attended/engaged with the service in 2018. The numbers are reflective of the volume of customers who will have received activation assistance from the LES service in 2018 represents an increase of just over 2000 customers compared to 2017.

LES CONTRACT

Activation - Clients Engaged 2018

Northside

1,737

Ballymun

1,528

Dublin City NW

1,900

Blanchardstown

1,542

Dublin SWIC

531

Docklands/Eastside

1,130

Dublin South City

466

Dublin 12

731

Ballyfermot

735

Clondalkin

1,746

Tallaght

2,477

Southside

1,129

Kildare

2,102

Bray

953

Monaghan

770

Dundalk & Drogheda

1856

Mayo

935

Galway

944

Limerick

2,371

Cork

1,781

South Kerry

780

Tralee

1,250

Waterford City

1,006

Waterford County

547

Wexford

1,659

Total

32606

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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