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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 28 Apr 1992

Vol. 418 No. 7

Written Answers. - Unemployment Statistics.

Gerard C. Connolly

Question:

92 Mr. Connolly asked the Taoiseach the total number unemployed at the following employment exchanges (1) Birr, (2) Edenderry, (3) Tullamore, (4) Portarlington, (5) Portlaoise and (6) Rathdowney on 31 March in each of the years between 1986 and 1992; and the percentage of the work-force in each area that were out of work during each of the above years.

The information requested by the Deputy in the first part of his question is contained in the following table.

Number of Persons on the Live Register in selected Employment Exchanges on the last Friday of March 1986 to 1992 inclusive
Last Friday of March

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

Birr

1,172

1,219

1,180

1,144

963

1,170

1,199

Edenderry

998

1,382

1,166

1,140

1,043

1,184

1,338

Tullamore

1,820

1,979

2,038

2,082

1,777

1,849

2,330

Portarlington

1,152

1,215

1,240

1,141

985

1,047

1,257

Portlaoise

1,206

1,240

1,255

1,244

1,177

1,312

1,508

Rathdowney

497

552

579

538

493

578

626

The relevant information relating to the percentage of the workforce in each of these areas is not available.

Peter Barry

Question:

93 Mr. Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the number of people unemployed in Cork on 31st March for each of the years 1988 to 1992.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.

Number of Persons on the Live Register at Employment Exchanges in County Cork on the last Friday of March for each of the years 1988 to 1992.

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

Bandon

568

590

549

643

727

Bantry

529

552

492

551

592

Castletownbere

276

298

258

250

285

Clonakilty

487

481

411

502

566

Cobh

775

713

677

694

792

Cork

13,490

13,919

13,272

14,361

16,919

Dunmanway

359

387

352

446

475

Fermoy

1,263

1,139

1,051

1,179

1,313

Kinsale

412

449

402

448

573

Macroom

636

641

565

626

800

Mallow

1,597

1,540

1,365

1,474

1,610

Midleton

1,406

1,296

1,268

1,356

1,512

Newmarket

1,150

988

830

991

1,014

Passage West

889

807

790

873

1,047

Skibbereen

677

628

648

739

816

Youghal

937

867

799

1,038

1,093

Total

25,451

25,295

23,729

26,171

30,134

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