The cost of providing welfare payments is estimated to have cost €800 million.
More than 6,300 people have been receiving Jobseeker’s Allowance for at least a decade.
Providing those welfare payments has cost an estimated €800 million.
The figures come despite Ireland’s unemployment rate standing at just 5%.
Offaly TD, Fianna Fail's Tony McCormack says there are people on the list who shouldn't be there:
Prison Officers Consider Strike Ballot Over Pay
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National Wax Museum To Unveil New Sinéad O'Connor Figure
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Public Invited To Shape Laois Biodiversity Plan
A consultation is open until August 2nd.
Uisce Eireann Impose Overnight Restrictions In Parts Of Westmeath
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Planning Permission Granted For Apartments In Offaly
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Offaly Instructor Says Young Motorists Face Hostility On The Roads
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Laois Pharmacist Warns Public To Stay Safe As Heat Alert Returns
A Status Yellow high temperature warning is in place for Laois and Offaly.
Calls For E-Scooter Ban Branded 'Kneejerk Reaction'
13-year-old Thomas Crean Keogh from Portlaoise was critically injured in an e-scooter accident.
