Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2017
227. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of unemployment assistance or unemployment benefit in counties Sligo and Leitrim; the extent to which such numbers have fluctuated in the course of the past four years and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14972/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table.
It should be noted that the county level statistics indicate the number of people signing-on for payment at an office located in the county indicated. As the catchment area of many local offices cross county borders this data is not equivalent to the number of people residing in each county who are signing-on.
Recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseekers Benefit in County Sligo at the end of February in each of the years 2013 to 2017
|
- |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance |
3,669 |
3,734 |
3,467 |
3,268 |
2,973 |
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit |
1,000 |
797 |
669 |
647 |
587 |
Recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseekers Benefit in County Leitrim at the end of February in each of the years 2013 to 2017
|
- |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Jobseeker’s Allowance |
2,435 |
2,301 |
2,196 |
2,038 |
1,804 |
|
Jobseeker’s Benefit |
653 |
454 |
455 |
406 |
361 |
