Charlie O'Connor
Question:126 Mr. O’Connor asked the Taoiseach the latest unemployment figures for the Tallaght area. [36791/05]
View answerTuesday, 29 November 2005
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The exact information as requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on employment and unemployment are compiled at a regional level from the quarterly national household survey. The latest statistics show that there were 25,500 people classified as unemployed in the Dublin region in the March-May quarter of 2005. Sub-regional statistics of the kind requested by the Deputy are not available from the quarterly national household survey.
The live register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming unemployment assistance, unemployment benefit and other registrants as 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 October 2005 and this indicates that there are 3,146 persons on the register in the Tallaght office. It should be noted that the live register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers, 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 exact area covered by each local office is not limited to the immediate locality of the particular office. For instance, in the Tallaght local office there may be registered, persons from the Blessington area.
The October live register figures for the Dublin region which include the Tallaght office are set out in the following table.
|
Males |
Females |
||||||
|
October 2005 |
Under 25 years |
25 years and over |
Total |
Under 25 years |
25 years and over |
Total |
|
|
Dublin |
39,287 |
4,989 |
20,061 |
25,050 |
2,923 |
11,314 |
14,237 |
|
Bishop Square |
3,398 |
370 |
1,895 |
2,265 |
208 |
925 |
1,133 |
|
Cumberland Street |
5,130 |
651 |
2,642 |
3,293 |
359 |
1,478 |
1,837 |
|
Navan Road |
2,619 |
316 |
1,486 |
1,802 |
188 |
629 |
817 |
|
Blanchardstown |
3,390 |
401 |
1,581 |
1,982 |
292 |
1,116 |
1,408 |
|
Thomas Street |
2,178 |
263 |
1,269 |
1,532 |
147 |
499 |
646 |
|
Tara Street |
1,166 |
120 |
670 |
790 |
49 |
327 |
376 |
|
Tallaght |
3,146 |
536 |
1,520 |
2,056 |
322 |
768 |
1,090 |
|
Ballymun |
1,481 |
265 |
732 |
997 |
144 |
340 |
484 |
|
Clondalkin |
3,368 |
492 |
1,561 |
2,053 |
350 |
965 |
1,315 |
|
Rathfarnham |
1,771 |
166 |
842 |
1,008 |
75 |
688 |
763 |
|
Kilbarrack |
2,259 |
232 |
1,187 |
1,419 |
111 |
729 |
840 |
|
Dún Laoghaire |
2,391 |
187 |
1,237 |
1,424 |
85 |
882 |
967 |
|
Balbriggan |
1,238 |
88 |
614 |
702 |
67 |
469 |
536 |
|
Ballyfermot |
1,268 |
222 |
602 |
824 |
156 |
288 |
444 |
|
Finglas |
2,225 |
352 |
1,083 |
1,435 |
182 |
608 |
790 |
|
Coolock |
2,259 |
328 |
1,140 |
1,468 |
188 |
603 |
791 |
Source: Live Register Analysis, Central Statistics Office.