Live Register Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 October 2013

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Ceisteanna (132)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

132. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons who have left the live register in the past 12 months; of those, the total number who found full-time employment; the number who found part-time employment; the number who moved onto a State sponsored employment scheme; the number who transferred to another social welfare payment; the number who left the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42673/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social Protection

A total of 407,207 live register claims were closed during the period October 2012 to September 2013. Information relating to the total number who found full-time employment; the number who found part-time employment; the number who moved onto a State sponsored employment scheme; and the number who left the country is not available in my Department. However, the breakdown of closure reasons as offered by people when they signed off is set out in the attached tabular statement.

Live Register Claim Closures October 2012 to September 2013

Reason	Closures	Percentage of Total Closures
Found Work	135,689	33.3%
No Longer Entitled to Unemployment	145,190	35.7%
No Reason Stated	48,964	12.0%
Other	20,367	5.0%
Took up Educational, Training or Employment Placement	28,204	6.9%
Transferred to other DSP Schemes	28,793	7.1%
Total	407,207	100.0%