Maurice Quinlivan
Ceist:272. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the family income support payment by industry to date in 2017 in tabular form. [25379/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 30 May 2017
Ceisteanna (272)
Freagraí scríofa
When processing applications for Family Income Supplement (FIS), my Department records the applicant’s occupation but not the sector of industry in which the applicant works, so the information requested by the Deputy is not available.
The accuracy of the information recorded in respect of occupation is dependent on the information provided by the customer in their application.
Where there is a joint application for FIS, It is the occupation of the primary applicant which is recorded.
The following table gives a breakdown of occupations for customers currently in receipt of FIS:
|
Major Occupation Groupings |
Number |
% |
|
Personal and Protective Service Occupations |
13,186 |
23.10 |
|
Plant and Machine Operatives |
11,226 |
19.66 |
|
Sales Occupations |
9,161 |
16.05 |
|
Clerical and Secretarial Occupations |
7,427 |
13.01 |
|
Craft and Related Occupations |
7,013 |
12.28 |
|
Managers and Administrators |
4,072 |
7.13 |
|
Other Occupations |
2,567 |
4.50 |
|
Professional Occupations |
1,340 |
2.35 |
|
Associate Professional and Technical Occupations |
1,098 |
1.92 |
|
Grand Total |
57,090 |
100.00 |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.