Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2020
511. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of notified job vacancies in Drogheda town by month from 2016 to date in tabular from; if the figures are available through employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14118/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe main reservoir of date of vacancies posted to the Department for jobseekers and others seeking employment is held on the Department's JobsIreland online recruitment platform. JobsIreland.ie is a free, easy to use and is provided by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection which is available to employers across the country to advertise their vacancies and to jobseekers to identify vacancies of interest to them.
The number of vacancies in Drogheda advertised on the Department’s online recruitment service, JobsIreland.ie, is available from June 2016 to June 2020 and is presented by month in the following tables.
JobsIreland Vacancies (Including Schemes) in Drogheda
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Grand Total |
|
|
January |
36 |
30 |
34 |
30 |
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|
February |
23 |
16 |
35 |
20 |
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|
March |
24 |
22 |
46 |
12 |
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|
April |
23 |
20 |
30 |
4 |
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|
May |
17 |
43 |
56 |
4 |
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|
June |
14 |
21 |
21 |
15 |
34 |
|
|
July |
19 |
16 |
21 |
26 |
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|
August |
59 |
16 |
24 |
31 |
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|
September |
50 |
33 |
29 |
21 |
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|
October |
32 |
21 |
18 |
38 |
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|
November |
33 |
24 |
30 |
25 |
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|
December |
18 |
10 |
7 |
16 |
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|
Total |
225 |
264 |
281 |
373 |
104 |
1247 |
JobsIreland Vacancies (Excluding Schemes) in Drogheda
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Grand Total |
|
|
January |
20 |
10 |
13 |
6 |
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|
February |
19 |
11 |
19 |
8 |
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|
March |
10 |
8 |
31 |
7 |
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|
April |
18 |
13 |
15 |
4 |
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|
May |
13 |
24 |
37 |
4 |
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|
June |
6 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
|
|
July |
9 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
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|
August |
30 |
10 |
16 |
16 |
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|
September |
26 |
29 |
16 |
6 |
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|
October |
24 |
17 |
11 |
15 |
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|
November |
22 |
11 |
19 |
14 |
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|
December |
11 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
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|
Total |
128 |
171 |
148 |
193 |
37 |
677 |
In addition to the vacancies advertised on JobsIreland.ie, recruitment services are also delivered by Intreo employment services personnel around the country and contracted providers in addition to recruitment achieved by many candidates through own personal efforts and networks and through commercial recruitment companies.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
