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The figures come following a parliamentary question by Dublin Bay South to Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary.

Jobseeker's allowance is a means-tested social assistance payment for people who are unemployed, or working part-time for 3 days a week or less, and are actively seeking full-time work.

The payment was a special response to the Covid pandemic which saw thousands of people lose their jobs

With the country emerging from lockdown, unemployment levels are beginning to drop as people head back to work.