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Thursday, 3 April 2014

Questions (107)

Brendan Griffin

Question:

107. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the live register in the State when the Government took office, in tabular form broken down by county; the current number of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15796/14]

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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.

Live Register by County February 2011 and February 2014

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Feb 2011

Feb 2014

Percentage Change

Carlow

6,777

6,436

-5.0%

Cavan

7,475

6,713

-10.2%

Clare

10,814

9,242

-14.5%

Cork

45,417

38,183

-15.9%

Donegal

21,917

19,526

-10.9%

Dublin

104,526

95,676

-8.5%

Galway

23,604

20,399

-13.6%

Kerry

17,313

15,122

-12.7%

Kildare

18,197

17,086

-6.1%

Kilkenny

7,524

6,876

-8.6%

Laois

8,546

8,582

0.4%

Leitrim

3,640

3,112

-14.5%

Limerick

21,038

17,430

-17.1%

Longford

5,312

4,824

-9.2%

Louth

17,744

15,736

-11.3%

Mayo

13,426

12,040

-10.3%

Meath

12,049

9,775

-18.9%

Monaghan

6,508

6,012

-7.6%

Offaly

9,234

8,675

-6.1%

Roscommon

4,133

3,849

-6.9%

Sligo

5,543

4,980

-10.2%

Tipperary

16,891

15,643

-7.4%

Waterford

14,087

13,184

-6.4%

Westmeath

10,392

9,771

-6.0%

Wexford

19,565

17,491

-10.6%

Wicklow

12,627

11,706

-7.3%

Total

444,299

398,069

-10.4%

Question No. 108 withdrawn.
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