Seán Crowe
Question:222 Mr. Crowe asked the Taoiseach the number of people who were signing for unemployment assistance at the Tallaght social welfare office for each of the past 12 months. [1499/04]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 January 2004
222 Mr. Crowe asked the Taoiseach the number of people who were signing for unemployment assistance at the Tallaght social welfare office for each of the past 12 months. [1499/04]
View answerThe live register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming unemployment assistance, unemployment benefit and other claimants registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and each local social welfare office. The most recent information available is for December 2003. It should be noted that the live register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers and seasonal and casual workers entitled to unemployment assistance or benefit. Statistics on unemployment are measured at regional level by the quarterly national household survey.
The number of persons registered for unemployment assistance over the last 12 months, as requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table:
Month |
Year |
Unemployment Benefit |
Unemployment Assistance |
Others |
Total |
December |
2003 |
1,715 |
1,571 |
115 |
3,401 |
November |
2003 |
1,612 |
1,528 |
104 |
3,244 |
October |
2003 |
1,681 |
1,503 |
112 |
3,296 |
September |
2003 |
1,869 |
1,559 |
106 |
3,534 |
August |
2003 |
2,082 |
1,609 |
124 |
3,815 |
July |
2003 |
2,110 |
1,584 |
110 |
3,804 |
June |
2003 |
1,933 |
1,575 |
91 |
3,599 |
May |
2003 |
1,754 |
1,443 |
78 |
3,275 |
April |
2003 |
1,845 |
1,457 |
84 |
3,386 |
March |
2003 |
1,798 |
1,457 |
77 |
3,332 |
February |
2003 |
1,852 |
1,459 |
84 |
3,395 |
January |
2003 |
1,809 |
1,465 |
73 |
3,347 |