Covid-19 Pandemic

Wednesday, 27 May 2020

Questions (1023)

Gary Gannon

Question:

1023. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown by profession of working age persons diagnosed with Covid-19. [8235/20]

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Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Regina Doherty)

I am advised that the information requested in respect of the breakdown by profession of working age persons diagnosed with Covid-19 by the Deputy is not available in my Department, it does however fall under the remit of my colleague in the Department of Health.

However estimates of the employment sector for those medically certified for the Enhanced Illness Benefit claim are available each week on my Department's Covid statistics website.

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/f4c60c-covid-19-statistics/

The latest information for May 25th 2020 is attached herein. Note that the sector of those who have a medical certificate for the Enhanced Illness Benefit has been estimated based on the activity of the last known employer.

Industrial Sector	Number of people who are medically certified for meeting the conditions for receipt of a Covid-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit payment, by sector
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Mining and Quarrying	400
Manufacturing	6,300
Electricity, gas, steam supply; Water supply; Sewerage, waste management	200
Construction	1,800
Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles	9,900
Transportation and storage	1,900
Accommodation and food service activities	1,800
Information and communication activities	800
Financial and insurance activities	1,900
Real Estate activities	400
Professional, Scientific and Technical activities	1,500
Administrative and support service activities	4,600
Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security	1,900
Education	800
Human Health And Social Work activities	10,300
Arts, entertainment and recreation	300
Other Sectors	1,400
Unclassified or unknown	300
Total	46,500