Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 January 2024
358. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health how many adults between the ages of 15 to 66 years inclusive who declared on the Central Statistics Office Census 2022 they had a disability and/or chronic illness who also stated they were unemployed looking for their first job, short-term (less than 12 months), long-term unemployed (12 months and more) and unable to work due to permanent disability and/or sickness, in tabular form. [3539/24]
View answerDear Deputy,
Please see figures from the CSO providing a count of adults aged between the ages of 15 to 64, and not the ages of 15 to 66, who declared on the Central Statistics Office Census 2022 they had a disability and/or chronic illness who also stated they were unemployed looking for their first job, short-term (less than 12 months), long-term unemployed (12 months and more) and unable to work due to permanent disability and/or sickness, in tabular form.
|
Adults between the ages of 15 to 64 inclusive |
Total |
|
Long-term unemployed (12 months and more) |
29,921 |
|
Short-term unemployed (less than 12 months) |
15,305 |
|
Unable to work due to permanent sickness or disability |
130,907 |
|
Unemployed looking for first regular job |
7,283 |
Source: https://data.cso.ie/table/F4059
