Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 22 Apr 1970

Vol. 245 No. 11

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - South Tipperary/West Waterford Unemployed.

4.

Mr. Treacy

asked the Taoiseach the number of persons male and female unemployed i.e. in receipt of unemployment assistance and unemployment benefit in the following towns for the most recent date for which figures are available and on the same date in 1968 and 1969: Clonmel, Tipperary, Cashel, Carrick-on-Suir, Cahir, Killenaule, Cappoquin, Lismore and Tallow.

Mr. O'Malley

The number of persons in receipt of unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance is available only for local employment office areas. Separate figures are not available for Killenaule, Cappoquin and Tallow which have no local offices; Killenaule being included under the Clonmel local office and Cappoquin and Tallow under that of Lismore. With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the number of persons, male and female, paid unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance at the local employment offices situated in the towns specified—including those listed at these offices for such payments at post offices —in the week ended 10th April, 1970, together with the figures for corresponding dates in 1968 and 1969.

Following is the statement:—

NUMBER OF PERSONS, MALE AND FEMALE, PAID UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT AND UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AT CERTAIN LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICES (INCLUDING THOSE LISTED FOR SUCH PAYMENTS AT POST OFFICES) AT SPECIFIED DATES.

		Clonmel	Tipperary	Cashel	Carrick-on-Suir	Cahir	Lismore
		11th April, 1968	11th April, 1969	10th April, 1970	11th April, 1968	11th April, 1969	10th April, 1970	11th April, 1968	11th April, 1969	10th April, 1970	11th April, 1968	11th April, 1969	10th April, 1970	11th April, 1968	11th April, 1969	10th April, 1970	11th Apri 1968	11th 1969	10th 1970
		Numbers
Numbers paid	Males	235	202	212	262	284	250	100	79	97	89	104	137	70	64	88	28	37	43
Unemployment Benefit	Females	69	64	101	12	15	16	11	10	7	16	11	17	12	9	11	11	6	7
Numbers paid	Males	136	124	136	68	58	84	52	48	53	98	80	100	18	12	17	21	24	18
Unemployment Assistance	Females	5	3	3	—	—	—	2	3	4	—	3	4	1	—	—	1	—	—

Mr. Treacy

Can the Parliamentary Secretary say if the information he is providing in the tabular statement contains the numbers of those in receipt of weekly redundancy payments, which of course is another form of unemployment?

Mr. O'Malley

What were asked for were the figures in respect of those in receipt of unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance.

Mr. Treacy

Do they include the numbers in receipt of redundancy payments, as such?

Mr. O'Malley

They were not asked for in the question.

Mr. Treacy

They can be asked for next week.