Claire Kerrane
Ceist:499. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment. [23539/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 September 2020
499. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment. [23539/20]
Amharc ar fhreagra501. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the sectoral breakdown of those currently receiving the pandemic unemployment payment. [23541/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 499 and 501 together.
The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is detailed in the table below. A total of 219,913 people received a PUP the week ending September 12th 2020. This information is published by my Department on a weekly basis and is available at www.gov.ie/en/publication/f4c60c-covid-19-statistics/.
PUP Recipients week ending 12 September
Industry sector |
|
Unclassified or unknown |
6,517 |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
3,063 |
Manufacturing |
12,048 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
874 |
Construction |
16,742 |
Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and motorcycles |
31,710 |
Transportation and storage |
9,159 |
Accommodation and food service activities |
46,759 |
Information and communication activities |
6,235 |
Financial and insurance activities |
5,704 |
Real Estate activities |
3,363 |
Professional, Scientific and Technical activities |
11,339 |
Administrative and support service activities |
23,289 |
Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security |
5,184 |
Education |
12,854 |
Human Health And Social Work activities |
9,087 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
6,136 |
Other Service activities |
9,850 |
Total |
219,913 |