Unemployment | Public Policy, Public Expenditure & GNP

Social Protection Spending 2016
— 1 Feb 2018

€19.87 billion was spent on social protection payments in 2016. There were 1.39m recipients of weekly
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Labour Activation Programmes
— 23 Jan 2018

The number of people on labour activation programmes has fallen by over 25 per cent or 24,000 in the
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Where Have The Extra Jobs Been Created?
— 4 Oct 2017

Over 250,000 jobs have been created since the lowest point in the downturn – one-third have been created
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Social Protection – Expenditure Trends
— 28 Aug 2017

Social Protection spending will increase by €52m (0.3pc) in 2017 relative to 2016.
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Employment And Skills
— 7 Jun 2017

Less than half of Irish low-skilled workers were employed in 2016. Upskilling and re-training opportunities
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Youth Unemployment
— 1 Sep 2016

One in five young people, aged 20-24 years, were ‘Not in Employment, Education or Training’ (NEET)
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Work Incentives
— 4 Feb 2015

The disincentives to work for young people with low skills are high and need to be reduced
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Measuring Youth Unemployment
— 6 Nov 2013

Introduction This report analyses the available evidence surrounding the extent of youth unemployment
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