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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 14 Mar 1990

Vol. 397 No. 1

Written Answers. - Registered Unemployed.

Michael Joe Cosgrave

Question:

75 Mr. Cosgrave asked the Taoiseach the number of people at present registered as unemployed in each of the labour exchange offices in the general south Dublin, Dún Laoghaire and Bray areas; and the corresponding figures or the last three years.

The following table shows the number of persons on the Live Register at each local employment office in south Dublin and in Dún Laoghaire and Bray local employment offices at the end of February, 1987 to 1990.

27 February 1987

26 February 1988

24 February 1989

23 February 1990

Werburg Street

9,521

9,240

7,081

6,550

Victoria Street

2,756

2,840

2,806

2,580

Townsend Street

2,471

2,522

1,511

1,430

Thomas Street

5,784

5,721

5,619

5,374

Tara Street

4,241

4,212

4,006

3,900

Tallaght

6,451

6,250

5,894

5,685

Clondalkin

4,059

4,100

4,042

3,729

Rathfarnham*

3,724

3,479

Dun Laoghaire

6,601

6,672

6,249

5,821

Bray

3,746

3,707

3,589

3,377

*A number of persons transferred from Werburg Street and Townsend Street to Rathfarnham local employment office when it opened on 8 August 1988.

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

January

234,064

240,405

254,526

252,241

245,434

234,467

February

233,909

238,556

252,454

250,575

241,522

232,198

March

230,447

237,204

249,372

247,147

240,699

April

227,955

232,256

250,689

241,669

233,053

May

223,662

230,357

246,085

235,872

228,604

June

227,938

232,550

246,825

237,690

230,310

July

231,026

234,849

248,462

242,183

229,975

August

234,981

238,114

248,759

242,860

231,734

September

229,518

232,448

241,765

235,855

224,122

October

225,600

232,691

237,962

233,425

220,282

November

228,049

237,235

240,982

234,320

221,803

December

239,867

250,178

250,083

242,946

231,128

It should be noted that there is a strong seasonal element in the level of registration.
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