Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 June 2014
320. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has an area specific breakdown of unemployment figures in Galway city in order to ascertain which areas are suffering most from job losses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25399/14]
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. Location information in respect of people on the live register is however recorded on the basis of the local office/intreo centre which is used to serve their needs. In this regard, the number of people "signing on" the live register in the Galway city office at the end of May 2014 was 10,083, a reduction of 1,312 (11.5%) on the same time last year.
