Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
370. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of the local population on the live register in towns (details supplied) for each of the past six years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1269/14]
View answerInformation relating to a claimant’s address is not currently coded to the geographical location of the address. As such it is not possible to accurately report persons on the live register living in a particular area at present.
The towns of Clane and Dunboyne are in the catchment area of the Maynooth Social Welfare Branch Office while Lusk is in the catchment area of the Balbriggan Social Welfare Local Office. Following, for the Deputy’s information, is a tabular statement detailing the live register for each of these offices in the last week of December in each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Maynooth and Balbriggan Social Welfare Offices Live Register 2008 – 2013
|
Social Welfare Offices |
Maynooth SWBO |
Balbriggan SWLO |
|
Towns included |
Clane & Dunboyne |
Lusk |
|
December 2013 |
5,743 |
4,500 |
|
December 2012 |
6,095 |
4,899 |
|
December 2011 |
5,924 |
5,059 |
|
December 2010 |
5,831 |
4,989 |
|
December 2009 |
5,760 |
4,898 |
|
December 2008 |
3,585 |
2,757 |
