Cecilia Keaveney
Question:83 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Taoiseach the live register figures for the Donegal regions on 1 January 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4541/02]
Written Answers. - Live Register.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
Number of persons signing on the Live Register
|
Local Office |
End Dec 96 |
End Dec 97 |
End Dec 98 |
End Dec 99 |
End Dec 00 |
End Dec 01¹ |
|
Ballybofey |
1,734 |
1,675 |
1,718 |
1,553 |
1,154 |
1,031 |
|
Ballyshannon |
856 |
827 |
738 |
697 |
558 |
570 |
|
Buncrana |
2,423 |
2,424 |
3,058 |
2,041 |
2,004 |
1,862 |
|
Donegal Town |
683 |
630 |
677 |
610 |
524 |
556 |
|
Dunfanaghy |
1,091 |
1,092 |
978 |
970 |
921 |
992 |
|
Dungloe |
1,760 |
1,819 |
1,819 |
1,785 |
1,477 |
1,675 |
|
Killybegs |
1,248 |
1,375 |
1,213 |
1,138 |
963 |
823 |
|
Letterkenny |
3,176 |
3,073 |
3,284 |
2,905 |
2,487 |
2,387 |
|
Donegal Control |
10 |
12 |
² |
|||
|
County DonegalTotal |
12,981 |
12,927 |
13,487 |
11,699 |
10,088 |
9,896 |
¹ The information for December 2001 relates to Friday 21st December. For administrative reasons due to the introduction of the Euro, no figure is available for the last Friday in December 2001, which is the usual date for the series.
² Claims were transferred from Donegal Control to Donegal Office on 30th June 1998.