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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 27 Jan 1988

Vol. 377 No. 1

Written Answers. - Unemployment Register Statistics.

141.

asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons who have left the unemployment register since the introduction of the Jobsearch scheme; the different reasons for which they leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

142.

asked the Minister for Social Welfare whether the average monthly flow off the register of unemployed referred to in claims made for the Jobsearch programme includes people who emigrate or die; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together.

I assume that the first question raised by the Deputy relates to those who left the live register arising from the national Jobsearch programme. The position is that since the introduction of the programme in April 1987 up to week ending 1 January 1988, and excluding those who left the register having secured employment or placements on Manpower schemes or AnCo mainline training courses under the programme a total of 14,675 left the live register arising from the Jobsearch programme. This figure can be broken down to a total of 12,724 who left the register voluntarily and 1,951 who had their cases reviewed resulting in disallowances under the Social Welfare Acts. Almost three-quarters of this total of 14,675 were still off the register in week ended 1 January, 1988. I have no information as to why those who left the register voluntarily did so. The vast majority of those called for interview were long term on the register. Those who left voluntarily did so when offered a chance of a job, a place on a scheme or a training course.

The Jobsearch programme figures are compiled on a weekly and not on a monthly basis. As no statistics are compiled in my Department about those on the live register who emigrate or die no adjustment of the type referred to by the Deputy is made in the figures.

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