Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 March 2015
215. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 1 May 2014, since that reply issued, the number of persons who have had their jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance reduced or suspended for refusing to take part in the gateway scheme. [13019/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraGateway is a work placement initiative for county and city councils with over 2,000 participating to date.
The latest records available indicate that a total of 302 jobseekers had their jobseekers payment suspended, 21 jobseekers were the subject of a disqualification of payment of up to 9 weeks for failure to engage with an employment activation scheme and a further 339 have had their jobseekers allowance claim closed on the grounds of non-entitlement.
