Mary O'Rourke
Question:52 Mrs. O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach the current total employment figures for County Westmeath. [10731/96]
Written Answers. - Unemployment Statistics.
Mary O'Rourke
Question:53 Mrs. O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach if he will give a breakdown of the current unemployment figures by area for County Westmeath. [10732/96]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 53 together.
Estimates of employment and unemployment for individual counties are not available from the labour force survey. The following table shows the number of persons on the live register in each unemployment office in County Westmeath, on the 26 April 1996:
|
Unemployment Office |
26 April 1996 |
|
Athlone |
2,365 |
|
Castlepollard |
411 |
|
Mullingar |
2,244 |
|
Total County Westmeath |
5,020 |
Brendan Smith
Question:55 Mr. B. Smith asked the Taoiseach the number of persons registered as unemployed in each town in County Cavan on the latest date for which figures are available; and the comparative figures for each of the years from 1993 to 1995. [11022/96]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
Number of persons on the live register in each unemployment office in County Cavan on 26 April 1996 and comparative figures for each of the years 1993-96.
|
Last Friday of April |
Bailieboro |
Belturbet |
Cavan |
Total County Cavan |
|
1993 |
936 |
584 |
1,745 |
3,265 |
|
1994 |
184 |
483 |
2,165 |
2,832 |
|
1995 |
* |
538 |
2,425 |
2,963 |
|
1996 |
* |
495 |
2,299 |
2,794 |
* Since December 1994, those on the live register in Bailieboro have been included in the Cavan total.
Máirín Quill
Question:56 Miss Quill asked the Taoiseach the number of registered unemployed in Cork city in December 1992, April 1995 and February 1996. [11100/96]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
Numbers of persons on the live register in Cork city on the last Friday of February, April and December for the period 1992-96:
|
February |
April |
December |
|
|
1992 |
16,857 |
16,829 |
17,365 |
|
1993 |
17,465 |
17,530 |
17,486 |
|
1994 |
17,593 |
17,875 |
17,847 |
|
1995 |
17,771 |
17,791 |
18,115 |
|
1996 |
18,793 |
18,490 |