Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020
734. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseeker’s payments that have been activated in each county quarterly from Q1 2018 to Q2 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22149/20]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below.
Table 1: People who received at least one Jobseeker Payment - 2018
|
Q1 2018 |
Q2 2018 |
Q3 2018 |
Q4 2018 |
|
|
Carlow |
4,375 |
4,385 |
4,326 |
3,869 |
|
Cavan |
4,541 |
4,459 |
4,432 |
4,022 |
|
Clare |
7,263 |
6,944 |
6,683 |
6,282 |
|
Cork |
24,219 |
23,939 |
23,615 |
21,022 |
|
Donegal |
13,668 |
13,547 |
13,305 |
12,185 |
|
Dublin |
65,400 |
65,383 |
63,701 |
57,772 |
|
Galway |
13,965 |
14,075 |
13,969 |
12,611 |
|
Kerry |
10,814 |
9,785 |
9,198 |
9,700 |
|
Kildare |
11,233 |
11,144 |
10,781 |
9,566 |
|
Kilkenny |
5,406 |
5,358 |
5,212 |
4,616 |
|
Laois |
4,621 |
4,667 |
4,642 |
4,149 |
|
Leitrim |
2,302 |
2,263 |
2,254 |
2,088 |
|
Limerick |
10,804 |
10,986 |
11,047 |
9,694 |
|
Longford |
3,131 |
3,141 |
3,076 |
2,819 |
|
Louth |
9,345 |
9,561 |
9,430 |
8,460 |
|
Mayo |
8,354 |
8,384 |
8,180 |
7,607 |
|
Meath |
9,666 |
9,560 |
9,376 |
8,325 |
|
Monaghan |
3,436 |
3,450 |
3,436 |
3,040 |
|
Offaly |
5,241 |
5,169 |
4,932 |
4,535 |
|
Roscommon |
3,540 |
3,520 |
3,431 |
3,116 |
|
Sligo |
4,464 |
4,488 |
4,,399 |
4,097 |
|
Tipperary |
10,590 |
10,641 |
10,544 |
9,412 |
|
Waterford |
9,238 |
9,340 |
9,190 |
8,420 |
|
Westmeath |
6,108 |
6,155 |
6,013 |
5,421 |
|
Wexford |
12,398 |
12,091 |
11,575 |
10,720 |
|
Wicklow |
7,974 |
7,929 |
7,830 |
6,932 |
|
Other |
1,595 |
1,371 |
1,292 |
1,191 |
|
All |
273,691 |
271,735 |
265,869 |
241,671 |
Table 2: People who received at least one Jobseeker Payment - 2019
|
Q1 2019 |
Q2 2019 |
Q3 2019 |
Q4 2019 |
|
|
Carlow |
3,838 |
3,973 |
4,011 |
3,573 |
|
Cavan |
3,895 |
3,931 |
4,044 |
3,941 |
|
Clare |
6,350 |
6,077 |
6,035 |
6,021 |
|
Cork |
20,799 |
20,156 |
20,968 |
19,100 |
|
Donegal |
12,016 |
11,914 |
12,760 |
11,185 |
|
Dublin |
56,946 |
57,156 |
58,035 |
53,565 |
|
Galway |
12,529 |
12,557 |
12,760 |
11,506 |
|
Kerry |
10,091 |
8,715 |
7,820 |
8,452 |
|
Kildare |
9,562 |
9,452 |
9,659 |
8,806 |
|
Kilkenny |
4,570 |
4,612 |
4,781 |
4,412 |
|
Laois |
4,139 |
4,109 |
4,245 |
3,899 |
|
Leitrim |
2,095 |
2,042 |
2,110 |
1,917 |
|
Limerick |
9,358 |
9,398 |
9,642 |
8,505 |
|
Longford |
2,788 |
2,787 |
2,974 |
2,731 |
|
Louth |
8,421 |
8,490 |
8,737 |
7,808 |
|
Mayo |
7,499 |
7,448 |
7,729 |
7,031 |
|
Meath |
8,360 |
8,268 |
8,366 |
7,544 |
|
Monaghan |
2,969 |
3,018 |
3,213 |
2,846 |
|
Offaly |
4,454 |
4,347 |
4,436 |
4,070 |
|
Roscommon |
3,097 |
3,001 |
3,149 |
2,859 |
|
Sligo |
3,961 |
3,962 |
4,027 |
3,719 |
|
Tipperary |
9,368 |
9,215 |
9,710 |
8,777 |
|
Waterford |
8,355 |
8,361 |
8,735 |
8,010 |
|
Westmeath |
5,327 |
5,279 |
5,328 |
4,853 |
|
Wexford |
10,748 |
10,531 |
10,803 |
10,317 |
|
Wicklow |
7,005 |
7,056 |
7,187 |
6,511 |
|
Other |
1,097 |
1,027 |
1,017 |
820 |
|
All |
239,637 |
236,882 |
241,524 |
222,778 |
Table 3: People who received at least one Jobseeker Payment - 2020
|
Q1 2020 |
Q2 2020 |
|
|
Carlow |
3,832 |
3,333 |
|
Cavan |
3,763 |
3,549 |
|
Clare |
6,616 |
6,343 |
|
Cork |
19,648 |
18,242 |
|
Donegal |
11,446 |
10,555 |
|
Dublin |
54,381 |
52,118 |
|
Galway |
11,945 |
11,461 |
|
Kerry |
9,210 |
7,768 |
|
Kildare |
9,131 |
8,763 |
|
Kilkenny |
4,703 |
4,102 |
|
Laois |
3,921 |
3,621 |
|
Leitrim |
2,067 |
1,843 |
|
Limerick |
8,745 |
8,284 |
|
Longford |
2,742 |
2,598 |
|
Louth |
8,251 |
7,675 |
|
Mayo |
7,372 |
6,686 |
|
Meath |
8,090 |
7,626 |
|
Monaghan |
2,878 |
2,602 |
|
Offaly |
4,246 |
3,867 |
|
Roscommon |
2,993 |
2,703 |
|
Sligo |
3,863 |
3,311 |
|
Tipperary |
9,077 |
7,817 |
|
Waterford |
8,195 |
7,371 |
|
Westmeath |
5,026 |
4,542 |
|
Wexford |
10,441 |
9,152 |
|
Wicklow |
6,884 |
6,399 |
|
Other |
594 |
533 |
|
All |
230,060 |
212,864 |
