John Brady
Ceist:426. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a jobseeker's payment that are under 26 years of age. [28645/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 July 2019
426. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a jobseeker's payment that are under 26 years of age. [28645/19]
Amharc ar fhreagra427. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a jobseeker's payment that are under 26 years of age, by county. [28646/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 426 and 427 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.
The number of recipients* of a jobseeker's payment that are under 26 years of age by scheme and county at the 30th of June 2016
County |
Jobseeker's Allowance |
Jobseeker's Benefit |
Carlow |
476 |
33 |
Cavan |
402 |
30 |
Clare |
434 |
51 |
Cork |
1,230 |
178 |
Donegal |
1,073 |
102 |
Dublin |
4,344 |
741 |
Galway |
793 |
125 |
Kerry |
551 |
77 |
Kildare |
696 |
94 |
Kilkenny |
295 |
38 |
Laois |
434 |
43 |
Leitrim |
153 |
27 |
Limerick |
915 |
76 |
Longford |
352 |
32 |
Louth |
890 |
90 |
Mayo |
522 |
48 |
Meath |
451 |
60 |
Monaghan |
237 |
37 |
Offaly |
496 |
47 |
Roscommon |
216 |
20 |
Sligo |
267 |
20 |
Tipperary |
946 |
83 |
Waterford |
784 |
80 |
Westmeath |
529 |
76 |
Wexford |
943 |
111 |
Wicklow |
487 |
60 |
Total |
18,916 |
2,379 |
* Recipients are persons who have been awarded a jobseeker's payment and is currently in receipt of a weekly payment and does not reflect the number of persons on the live register.