Malcolm Byrne
Question:767. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in each county or Dáil constituency in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit. [10365/26]
View answerTuesday, 10 February 2026
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Jobseeker's Benefit is a payment for people between 18 and 66 years of age who are part-time, casual, short-time and seasonal workers, those whose employment is based around the school or academic year and retained fire-fighters.
Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit payment replaces Jobseeker’s Benefit for those who are fully unemployed and whose last day of employment was on or after Friday 28 March 2025.
Data on recipients by county is set out in the table below, showing the number of people in receipt of Jobseeker’s Benefit and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit as of the end of January 2026.
Table 1. Recipients of Jobseeker's Benefit and Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit, by County.
|
County |
Jobseeker's Benefit |
Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit |
|
Carlow |
202 |
368 |
|
Cavan |
199 |
379 |
|
Clare |
571 |
688 |
|
Cork |
1661 |
2897 |
|
Donegal |
616 |
524 |
|
Dublin |
3100 |
10520 |
|
Galway |
845 |
1521 |
|
Kerry |
1230 |
726 |
|
Kildare |
608 |
1757 |
|
Kilkenny |
292 |
522 |
|
Laois |
293 |
517 |
|
Leitrim |
100 |
138 |
|
Limerick |
468 |
1084 |
|
Longford |
117 |
240 |
|
Louth |
399 |
978 |
|
Mayo |
496 |
606 |
|
Meath |
618 |
1462 |
|
Monaghan |
151 |
286 |
|
Offaly |
250 |
451 |
|
Roscommon |
181 |
327 |
|
Sligo |
224 |
359 |
|
Tipperary |
501 |
798 |
|
Waterford |
500 |
716 |
|
Westmeath |
247 |
562 |
|
Wexford |
766 |
973 |
|
Wicklow |
510 |
1125 |
|
Unknown |
51 |
158 |
|
Total |
15196 |
30682 |