Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:56. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the total cost of the €50 top-ups paid to JobBridge participants in 2014; and the expected cost for 2015. [25517/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 June 2015
56. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the total cost of the €50 top-ups paid to JobBridge participants in 2014; and the expected cost for 2015. [25517/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra57. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are currently on a JobBridge placement and the average number who conclude or leave their JobBridge placement each month. [25518/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 57 together.
In 2014, the average number of interns on JobBridge each week was 6,558, giving an annual expenditure on the €50 weekly top-up of €17,050,800.
In 2015 to a current date of 18th June, an average of 5,987 interns were on JobBridge each week, and based on these figures this would give an estimated annual expenditure on the €50 weekly top-up of €15,566,200.
As at 18th June, 2015, there were 5,409 individuals on JobBridge internships. On average, a total of 692 individuals finish their internship each month.