Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment Assistance. Unemployment assistance statistics
Summary
The Minister said statistics on people moving from unemployment benefit to assistance and school leavers qualifying for assistance are not maintained.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare (a) the total number of persons who started on unemployment benefit and are now, because of the duration of unemployment, living on unemployment assistance, in the years 1975, 1976 and 1977 to the most recent date; and (b) the total numbers of school leavers who now qualify for unemployment assistance and at the same period in October 1977.
