Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 February 2015
34. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants in County Donegal who are on the live register in 2015 and are signing on as casuals on a qualifying jobseeker's benefit-jobseeker's allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6233/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraInformation relating to a claimant’s address is not currently coded to the geographical location of the address. As such it is not possible to accurately report persons on the live register living in a particular area at present.
Location information in respect of people on the live register is however recorded on the basis of the local office/Intreo centre which is used to serve their needs. In this regard, the number of people “signing on” the live register as casual workers on a qualifying jobseeker's benefit/jobseeker's allowance payment in one of the Department of Social Protection’s offices in Donegal at the end of January 2015 was 5,214.
A breakdown of this number by scheme and local office/intreo centre is detailed in the tabular statement.
Number of casual workers signing for qualifying Jobseeker’s Allowance/Benefit on the live register in Donegal Local Offices/INTREO centres at the end of January 2015
|
Local Office/INTREO centre |
Jobseeker’s Allowance |
Jobseeker’s Benefit |
Total |
|
Ballybofey |
513 |
115 |
628 |
|
Ballyshannon |
327 |
121 |
448 |
|
Buncrana |
841 |
130 |
971 |
|
Donegal |
296 |
220 |
516 |
|
Dunfanaghy |
225 |
69 |
294 |
|
Dungloe |
375 |
128 |
503 |
|
Killybegs |
263 |
291 |
554 |
|
Letterkenny |
1,053 |
247 |
1,300 |
|
Total |
3,893 |
1,321 |
5,214 |
