Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014
266. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 1 July 2014, the number of jobseeker's assistance recipients aged 24 and under, who have not made any contribution to the PRSI system, with Class A, Class J and Class S contributions since 2005 who are currently on a job activation measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30274/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere were 19,535 recipients aged 24 and under within the total of 34,521 recipients reported to the Deputy in Question No. 240. While the number of young people in this category can be related to activation measures that are also paid from the jobseeker's payment system, many activation measures are either not paid from this payment system or are provided by the Department of Education and Skills. A reply based on the available data would be partial and misleading. The Department is extending the range of data available for evaluating jobseeker’s supports at present via the jobseeker's longitudinal dataset, subject to all necessary data protection requirements.
