asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total number of people who were refused unemployment benefit because of their failure to attend Jobsearch interviews.
62.
Written Answers. - Jobsearch Programme.
58.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total number of people refused unemployment assistance because of their failure to attend Jobsearch interviews.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 and 62 together.
Statistics are not kept in such a manner as would enable a breakdown to be given between unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance of those who declined invitations to attend interviews under the Jobsearch programme and who subsequently had their claims disallowed.
I can, however, inform the Deputies that between unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance a total of 2,136 claims were disallowed up to 12 February 1988, the latest date for which figures are available.