Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 March 2014
262. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people currently on labour activation measures who are not included in the live register figures; and if she will confirm the number on labour activation measures when the Government came to office. [11995/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total number of people on labour activation measures who are not included in the live register figures at the end of January was 85,028 which compares to a total of 70,768 when the Government came into office. A breakdown by scheme of the number of persons on activation measures in both January 2014 and February 2011 is detailed in the following tabular statement:
|
Scheme |
Jan 2014 |
Feb 2011 |
|
Back to work allowance scheme – employee strand |
9 |
715 |
|
Back to work enterprise allowance scheme - self employed strand |
10,160 |
8,436 |
|
Short-term enterprise allowance |
488 |
1,200 |
|
DSP part-time job incentive |
296 |
161 |
|
Tús community work placement initiative |
7,119 |
0 |
|
JobBridge |
6,440 |
0 |
|
Community employment schemes (excluding supervisors) |
22,512 |
21,867 |
|
FAS full time training for unemployed people |
8,276 |
8,422 |
|
Back to education allowance (BTEA) |
24,728 |
24,967 |
|
Vocational training opportunities scheme (VTOS) |
Estimated at 5,000 annually |
Note: Tús commenced in 2011, JobBridge started in July 2011.
