Departmental Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 January 2022

Tuesday, 25 January 2022

Questions (414, 415, 425)

Violet-Anne Wynne

Question:

414. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the €203, €250 and €300 rates of payment per week of the pandemic unemployment payment in tabular form. [2984/22]

Violet-Anne Wynne

Question:

415. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under the age of 25 years of age who are on the €203, €250 and €300 rates of payment per week of the pandemic unemployment payment in tabular form. [2986/22]

Violet-Anne Wynne

Question:

425. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age who are in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment for six months or more by county in tabular form. [2996/22]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

I propose to take Questions Nos. 414, 415 and 425 together.

Detailed statistics on the pandemic unemployment payment are published each week at my Department at gov.ie/dsp/statistics and at the national open data portal, data.gov.ie, including breakdowns by age group and by rate.

The detailed statistics requested by the Deputy in respect of those in receipt of the payment for more than six months are set out in Table 1 below. Statistics in respect of recipients of the PUP by rate of payment are set out in Table 2.

Table 1: Persons Aged Under 25 In receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment for 26 weeks or more by county on January 18th 2022

County	Persons
Carlow	23
Cavan	44
Clare	66
Cork	230
Donegal	89
Dublin	1177
Galway	156
Kerry	113
Kildare	141
Kilkenny	44
Laois	39
Leitrim	9
Limerick	113
Longford	21
Louth	124
Mayo	80
Meath	145
Monaghan	45
Offaly	44
Roscommon	24
Sligo	20
Tipperary	58
Waterford	65
Westmeath	39
Wexford	76
Wicklow	90
Unknown	3

Table 2: Persons In receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment By Age and Rate on January 18th 2022

Rate	Under 25	25 and older
€ 150	1,786	2,154
€ 208	2,437	13,905
€ 250	4,375	36,261
€ 300	1,967	3,256
€ 350	2,194	12,131

Question No. 415 answered with Question No. 414.