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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 8 Jul 1992

Vol. 422 No. 4

Written Answers. - Unemployment Statistics.

Dinny McGinley

Question:

85 Mr. McGinley asked the Taoiseach if he will outline, on a monthly basis from 1987 to date, the number of people registered as unemployed in each employment exchange in County Donegal.

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

1987
Number of Persons on the Live Register in Employment Exchanges in County Donegal on the last Friday of each month from January 1987 to December 1987

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Ballybofey

1,517

1,598

1,573

1,721

1,760

1,776

1,835

1,822

1,810

1,716

1,638

1,667

Ballyshannon

560

566

555

563

566

571

581

571

581

563

577

602

Buncrana

2,855

2,849

2,768

2,737

2,694

2,755

2,702

2,681

2,515

2,525

2,375

2,364

Donegal

731

693

702

725

726

714

696

698

661

642

653

640

Dunfanaghy

1,138

1,133

1,121

1,154

1,155

1,155

1,149

1,163

1,103

1,046

1,035

1,074

Dungloe

1,716

1,750

1,777

1,790

1,777

1,842

1,887

1,785

1,658

1,626

1,600

1,690

Killybegs

736

938

1,079

1,113

1,034

1,104

1,069

891

885

853

887

1,031

Letterkenny

2,850

2,864

2,801

3,006

2,923

3,028

3,046

3,071

3,009

2,858

2,865

2,932

Total County Donegal

12,103

12,391

12,376

12,809

12,635

12,945

12,965

12,682

12,222

11,829

11,630

12,000

1988
Number of Persons on the Live Register in Employment Exchanges in County Donegal on the last Friday of each month from January 1988 to December 1988

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Ballybofey

1,677

1,679

1,673

1,657

1,650

1,644

1,598

1,609

1,586

1,546

1,559

1,398

Ballyshannon

624

622

633

641

611

593

594

612

631

632

583

605

Buncrana

2,536

2,542

2,455

2,433

2,354

2,445

2,548

2,549

2,419

2,444

2,483

2,583

Donegal

632

614

617

619

595

593

618

617

606

600

561

577

Dunfanaghy

1,086

1,068

1,056

1,014

1,015

1,024

1,081

1,098

1,120

1,064

1,049

1,097

Dungloe

1,638

1,647

1,623

1,576

1,580

1,718

1,758

1,714

1,751

1,658

1,632

1,778

Killybegs

760

776

878

897

827

918

998

808

896

734

924

1,066

Letterkenny

2,990

2,947

2,849

2,754

2,770

2,834

2,944

2,885

2,805

2,812

2,768

2,809

Total County Donegal

11,943

11,895

11,784

11,591

11,402

11,769

12,139

11,892

11,814

11,490

11,559

11,913

1989
Number of Persons on the Live Register in Employment Exchanges in County Donegal on the last Friday of each month from January 1989 to December 1989

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Ballybofey

1,441

1,461

1,521

1,473

1,475

1,461

1,437

1,453

1,409

1,414

1,547

1,553

Ballyshannon

615

621

596

595

586

550

550

553

542

542

568

590

Buncrana

2,570

2,533

2,495

2,472

2,496

2,502

2,504

2,474

2,355

2,262

2,292

2,371

Donegal

585

569

568

549

539

551

554

548

515

509

516

529

Dunfanaghy

1,117

1,076

1,088

1,060

1,039

1,058

1,045

1,046

1,042

1,038

1,057

1,143

Dungloe

1,734

1,699

1,735

1,646

1,704

1,780

1,784

1,779

1,635

1,616

1,664

1,795

Killybegs

998

979

951

920

1,003

1,020

1,083

980

847

718

874

1,037

2,843

2,819

2,774

2,745

2,734

2,845

2,880

2,887

2,848

2,783

2,753

2,826

Total County Donegal

11,903

11,757

11,728

11,460

11,576

11,767

11,837

11,720

11,193

10,882

11,271

11,844

1990
Number of Persons on the Live Register in Employment Exchanges in County Donegal on the last Friday of each month from January 1990 to December 1990

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Ballybofey

1,642

1,628

1,520

1,489

1,449

1,429

1,462

1,472

1,466

1,444

1,358

1,373

Ballyshannon

591

569

550

540

536

552

563

590

576

586

616

623

Buncrana

2,376

2,384

2,303

2,302

2,209

2,213

2,271

2,341

2,235

2,188

2,235

2,284

Donegal

551

533

504

524

503

503

506

519

515

519

558

560

Dunfanaghy

1,142

1,140

1,087

1,077

1,077

1,082

1,076

1,103

1,062

1,071

1,089

1,133

Dungloe

1,831

1,779

1,704

1,714

1,669

1,802

1,817

1,808

1,795

1,706

1,714

1,773

Killybegs

937

974

905

963

851

987

998

862

884

795

802

1,125

Letterkenny

2,865

2,837

2,707

2,686

2,631

2,681

2,807

2,811

2,737

2,689

2,721

2,801

Total County Donegal

11,935

11,844

11,280

11,295

10,925

11,249

11,500

11,506

11,270

10,998

11,093

11,672

1991
Number of Persons on the Live Register in Employment Exchanges in County Donegal on the last Friday of each month from January 1991 to December 1991

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Ballybofey

1,415

1,433

1,451

1,423

1,433

1,469

1,500

1,550

1,526

1,496

1,605

1,604

Ballyshannon

654

658

651

636

639

647

672

678

669

694

735

753

Buncrana

2,373

2,381

2,428

3,404

2,429

2,471

2,584

2,595

2,553

2,504

2,560

2,624

Donegal

576

593

575

593

574

607

603

590

585

590

598

599

Dunfanaghy

1,197

1,157

1,118

1,079

1,048

1,100

1,122

1,160

1,138

1,151

1,178

1,204

Dungloe

1,765

1,727

1,771

1,761

1,742

1,918

1,957

1,961

1,904

1,819

1,850

1,899

Killybegs

971

903

1,088

1,108

1,042

1,231

1,194

997

1,101

899

980

1,187

Letterkenny

2,858

2,880

2,868

2,866

2,809

2,927

3,014

3,088

2,949

2,972

2,951

3,085

Total County Donegal

11,809

11,732

11,950

12,870

11,716

12,370

12,646

12,619

12,425

12,125

12,457

12,955

1992
Number of Persons on the Live Register in Employment Exchanges in County Donegal on the last Friday of each month from January 1992 to May 1992

January

February

March

April

May

Ballybofey

1,659

1,678

1,678

1,814

1,700

Ballyshannon

762

773

788

784

731

Buncrana

2,599

2,578

2,623

2,569

2,516

Donegal

639

635

642

695

647

Dunfanaghy

1,247

1,201

1,193

1,215

1,143

Dungloe

1,859

1,885

2,019

2,035

1,934

Killybegs

900

961

1,108

1,180

1,208

Letterkenny

3,084

3,075

3,069

3,180

2,966

Total County Donegal

12,749

12,786

13,120

13,472

12,845

Edward Nealon

Question:

86 Mr. Nealon asked the Taoiseach the total number of County Leitrim residents registered at employment exchanges at the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will give a breakdown of these figures by male and female and the employment exchanges at which they are registered.

The precise information requested by the Deputy is not available, in that, data on the residence of registrants are not collected.

The following table, however, shows the total number of persons registering at Employment Exchanges in County Leitrim on the last Friday of May 1992.

Number of Persons on the Live Register at Employment Exchanges in County Leitrim on Friday, 29 May 1992

Males

Females

Total

Carrick-on-Shannon

710

475

1,185

Manorhamilton

372

163

535

Total County Leitrim

1,082

638

1,720

Note: There is a discontinuity in the series because of revised statistical coverage from May 1992.

Edward Nealon

Question:

87 Mr. Nealon asked the Taoiseach the total number of County Sligo residents registered at employment exchanges at the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will give a breakdown of these figures by male and female and the employment exchanges at which they are registered.

The precise information requested by the Deputy is not available, in that, data on the residence of registrants are not collected.

The following table, however, shows the total number of persons registering at Employment Exchanges in County Sligo on the last Friday of May 1992.

Number of Persons on the Live Register at Employment Exchanges in County Sligo on Friday, 29 May 1992.

Males

Females

Total

Sligo

1,780

1,027

2,807

Tubbercurry

296

179

475

Total County Sligo

2,076

1,206

3,282

Note: There is a discontinuity in the series because of revised statistical coverage from May 1992.
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