Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2021
55. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have signed off from the pandemic unemployment payment in County Louth since the peak of claims in May 2020; the breakdown of the general live register figures for the county since the pandemic commenced in early 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48444/21]
View answerThis week, 3,088 people in Co Louth will receive a PUP payment, a decrease of 82% compared to the peak of 17,114 on 05 May 2020.
The table below sets out the Live Register for County Louth since the onset of the pandemic.
Live Register: County Louth, March 2020 to August 2021
|
Month |
Persons |
|
Mar 2020 |
8,174 |
|
Apr 2020 |
8,374 |
|
May 2020 |
8,333 |
|
Jun 2020 |
8,260 |
|
Jul 2020 |
8,814 |
|
Aug 2020 |
8,583 |
|
Sep 2020 |
8,156 |
|
Oct 2020 |
7,906 |
|
Nov 2020 |
7,591 |
|
Dec 2020 |
7,620 |
|
Jan 2021 |
7,672 |
|
Feb 2021 |
7,639 |
|
Mar 2021 |
7,498 |
|
Apr 2021 |
7,446 |
|
May 2021 |
7,296 |
|
Jun 2021 |
7,339 |
|
Jul 2021 |
7,686 |
|
Aug 2021 |
7,418 |
Source: data.cso.ie/table/LRM07
