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 installments.
A total of 4,183 people under 25 years of age have been supported to date by the JobsPlus youth scheme.
A county breakdown of those supported is provided in Table 1.
COUNTY
|
Number of u25's Employees
|
CARLOW
|
102
|
CAVAN
|
119
|
CLARE
|
114
|
CORK
|
239
|
DONEGAL
|
238
|
DUBLIN
|
667
|
GALWAY
|
181
|
KERRY
|
121
|
KILDARE
|
160
|
KILKENNY
|
78
|
LAOIS
|
88
|
LEITRIM
|
52
|
LIMERICK
|
206
|
LONGFORD
|
52
|
LOUTH
|
162
|
MAYO
|
124
|
MEATH
|
154
|
MONAGHAN
|
87
|
OFFALY
|
143
|
ROSCOMMON
|
65
|
SLIGO
|
68
|
TIPPERARY
|
214
|
WATERFORD
|
232
|
WESTMEATH
|
171
|
WEXFORD
|
211
|
WICKLOW
|
135
|
TOTAL
|
4,183
|