Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 November 2022
396. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants on short-term work schemes who are claiming jobseeker’s benefit, by county, in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [56529/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraShort-Time Work Support, formerly known as Systematic Short-Time, is a form of Jobseeker's Benefit. It is an income support payment for people who have been temporarily placed on a shorter working week by their employer. This payment is made in respect of the days of work that have been lost. Short-Time Work must be systematic and show a clear repetitive pattern of employment. Employees must also work at least 1 day each week that they would normally have worked.
The county breakdown of Short-Time Work Support recipients as at end December 2021 and end October 2022 is shown in the following table. The county breakdowns are based on the most recent address of recipients held by my Department.
|
County |
December 2021 |
October 2022 |
|
Carlow |
18 |
15 |
|
Cavan |
39 |
54 |
|
Clare |
56 |
28 |
|
Cork |
108 |
64 |
|
Donegal |
80 |
44 |
|
Dublin |
283 |
132 |
|
Galway |
65 |
32 |
|
Kerry |
112 |
41 |
|
Kildare |
46 |
31 |
|
Kilkenny |
19 |
10 |
|
Laois |
15 |
11 |
|
Leitrim |
11 |
15 |
|
Limerick |
119 |
62 |
|
Longford |
6 |
10 |
|
Louth |
34 |
24 |
|
Mayo |
40 |
23 |
|
Meath |
49 |
23 |
|
Monaghan |
19 |
14 |
|
Offaly |
29 |
18 |
|
Roscommon |
18 |
25 |
|
Sligo |
23 |
27 |
|
Tipperary |
35 |
28 |
|
Waterford |
42 |
31 |
|
Westmeath |
32 |
10 |
|
Wexford |
44 |
52 |
|
Wicklow |
37 |
26 |
|
Other |
5 |
8 |
|
Total |
1,384 |
858 |
