Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1213. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid by her Department to retained fire fighters claiming jobseeker’s benefit in each of the years 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40129/22]
View answerJobseeker's Benefit is a payment for people between 18 and 66 years of age who become fully or partly unemployed and have paid enough pay-related social insurance (PRSI) contributions. A person can work for up to three days a week and still claim Jobseeker's Benefit for the other days if they are available for full-time work.
The table below shows the estimated expenditure to retained fire fighters claiming Jobseeker's Benefit in 2021 and 2022 (to end June).
Table 1: Estimated expenditure to retained fire fighters claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, by year.
|
Year |
Estimated Expenditure (€ million) |
|
2021 |
8.3 |
|
2022 (to end June) |
3.9 |
