Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 July 2025
413. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's total expenditure under the wage subsidy scheme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the number of participating employees under the scheme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40652/25]
View answer416. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the wage subsidy scheme by county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the total funding allocated to each county in the corresponding period, in tabular form. [40658/25]
View answer419. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average cost per participant under the wage subsidy scheme by county in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40661/25]
View answer422. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new participants joining the wage subsidy scheme in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40664/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 413, 416, 419 and 422 together.
The Wage Subsidy Scheme supports employers to hire people with disabilities through a subsidy.
The 2024 Annual Statistics Report details expenditure over the last ten years. Expenditure is recorded at the scheme level, not the individual level. Accordingly, it is not possible to attribute expenditure at a county level.
There were 2,466 participants on the scheme at end 2024 and there are 2,508 participants on the scheme at end June 2025.
