The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the attached tabular statement.
The number of young persons under 26 years of age that are in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit and signing for credits for 12 months or more by county at the end of November 2019.
County
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit
|
Credits Only
|
Carlow
|
146
|
0
|
0
|
Cavan
|
135
|
0
|
0
|
Clare
|
123
|
0
|
1
|
Cork
|
328
|
0
|
2
|
Donegal
|
371
|
2
|
0
|
Dublin
|
1,135
|
0
|
3
|
Galway
|
262
|
1
|
0
|
Kerry
|
159
|
1
|
4
|
Kildare
|
189
|
1
|
0
|
Kilkenny
|
93
|
0
|
0
|
Laois
|
143
|
0
|
0
|
Leitrim
|
50
|
0
|
1
|
Limerick
|
254
|
1
|
0
|
Longford
|
109
|
0
|
0
|
Louth
|
243
|
0
|
2
|
Mayo
|
175
|
0
|
0
|
Meath
|
132
|
0
|
1
|
Monaghan
|
57
|
0
|
0
|
Offaly
|
168
|
0
|
0
|
Roscommon
|
60
|
0
|
0
|
Sligo
|
89
|
0
|
0
|
Tipperary
|
303
|
0
|
1
|
Waterford
|
189
|
2
|
2
|
Westmeath
|
166
|
0
|
0
|
Wexford
|
347
|
0
|
1
|
Wicklow
|
128
|
0
|
1
|
Total
|
5,554
|
8
|
19
|