asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of people in Counties Carlow and Kilkenny on the unemployment register, who are in receipt of unemployment assistance and benefit.
Written Answers. - Counties Carlow and Kilkenny Unemployed.
21.
The information requested is given in the tables I have attached and which I will make available to the Deputy.
Table 1
Details of Live Register by Area of Residence at 21 August 1987
|
Co. Carlow |
Co. Kilkenny |
|
|
Males |
2,145 |
3,184 |
|
Females |
785 |
1,297 |
|
Total |
2,930 |
4,481 |
The above table comprises all persons on the live register who are resident in each of the two counties, regardless of the employment exchange they are signing on at.
Details of the type of payment are not available.
Table 2
Details of Live Register by Employment Exchanges at 30 October 1987
|
Unemployment Benefit |
Unemployment Assistance |
Other* |
Total Live Register |
|
|
Co. Carlow |
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|
Carlow |
523 |
823 |
43 |
1,389 |
|
Tullow |
246 |
411 |
17 |
674 |
|
Muine Bheag |
268 |
548 |
2 |
818 |
|
Total |
1,037 |
1,782 |
62 |
2,881 |
|
Co. Kilkenny |
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|
Callan |
167 |
436 |
11 |
614 |
|
Castlecomer |
221 |
374 |
21 |
616 |
|
Kilkenny |
667 |
881 |
87 |
1,635 |
|
Thomastown |
242 |
440 |
29 |
711 |
|
Total |
1,297 |
2,131 |
148 |
3,576 |
*Persons classified as "Others" on the live register are those who furnish evidence of unemployment for credited contributions. They are not in payment.
The above table includes persons signing at employment exchanges in County Carlow and County Kilkenny, who are not actually resident in those counties. Similarily it excludes some persons on the live register who are resident in these counties but signing at exchanges in other counties.
However this table does provide a breakdown of the register by type of payment.