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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2014

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Questions (134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141)

Brendan Griffin

Question:

134. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in County Kerry who have been on the live register for more than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45639/14]

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Brendan Griffin

Question:

135. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the gender and age breakdown of persons in County Kerry who have been on the live register for more than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45640/14]

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Brendan Griffin

Question:

136. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in County Kerry on the live register who are officially unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45641/14]

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Brendan Griffin

Question:

137. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in County Kerry on the live register who are officially unemployed in 2014 compared with each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45642/14]

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Brendan Griffin

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138. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the percentage of the labour force in County Kerry on the live register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45643/14]

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Brendan Griffin

Question:

139. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the percentage of the labour force in County Kerry that is officially unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45644/14]

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Brendan Griffin

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140. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the percentage of the labour force in County Kerry on the live register in 2014 compared to each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45645/14]

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Brendan Griffin

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141. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach the percentage of the labour force in County Kerry that is officially unemployed in 2014 compared with each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45646/14]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 to 141, inclusive, together.

The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment, unemployment and the labour force in the State. Estimates of unemployment are produced by NUTS3 Region. The South-West NUTS3 region comprises of Cork City, County Cork and County Kerry. Due to methodology and sample size it is not possible to produce reliable estimates from the QNHS at County level. The latest figures available from the QNHS are for Quarter 3 of 2014.

The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection. 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 Jobseeker's Benefit or Allowance.

Table 1 shows the number of persons on the Live Register in County Kerry classified by age and duration of continuous registration in April of each year from 2008 to 2014. This breakdown is not currently available prior to April 2008.

Table 2 shows the number of persons on the Live Register in County Kerry classified by age in October of each year from 2004 to 2014.

Table 3 shows the number of persons aged 15 years and over classified by South West NUTS 3 region and ILO Economic Status in Quarter 3 of each year from 2004 to 2014.

Table 1 Persons on the Live Register in County Kerry classified by age and duration of continuous registration, April 2008 - 2014

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Apr-08

Apr-09

Apr-10

Apr-11

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Males

Under 25 years

Less than 1 year

702

1,648

1,293

1,075

915

818

725

1 year and over

176

244

505

533

454

422

361

Over 25 years

Less than 1 year

2,738

6,341

5,969

5,110

4,645

4,535

3,935

1 year and over

1,208

1,669

2,645

3,705

3,918

3,738

3,461

Total

4,824

9,902

10,412

10,423

9,932

9,513

8,482

Females

Under 25 years

Less than 1 year

457

933

766

766

642

700

556

1 year and over

93

139

250

268

246

204

192

Over 25 years

Less than 1 year

2,114

3,892

3,894

3,730

3,714

3,561

3,355

1 year and over

418

579

812

1,213

1,406

1,449

1,513

Total

3,082

5,543

5,722

5,977

6,008

5,914

5,616

All persons

Under 25 years

Less than 1 year

1,159

2,581

2,059

1,841

1,557

1,518

1,281

1 year and over

269

383

755

801

700

626

553

Over 25 years

Less than 1 year

4,852

10,233

9,863

8,840

8,359

8,096

7,290

1 year and over

1,626

2,248

3,457

4,918

5,324

5,187

4,974

Total

7,906

15,445

16,134

16,400

15,940

15,427

14,098

Source: Live Register, Central Statistics Office.

The reference period was traditionally the second last Friday of the relevant month, but this was changed in October 2009 when the results were taken from the same week as the monthly Live Register data series (last Friday of month).

Table 2 Persons on the Live Register in County Kerry classified by age, October 2004 - 2014

Oct-04

Oct-05

Oct-06

Oct-07

Oct-08

Oct-09

Oct-10

Oct-11

Oct-12

Oct-13

Oct-14

Males

Under 25 years

519

539

535

632

1,229

1,815

1,594

1,517

1,318

1,114

832

Over 25 years

2,792

2,710

2,753

3,013

5,194

7,960

8,233

8,488

8,133

7,154

6,561

Total

3,311

3,249

3,288

3,645

6,423

9,775

9,827

10,005

9,451

8,268

7,393

Females

Under 25 years

482

440

449

433

688

1,043

984

1,031

902

773

630

Over 25 years

2,188

2,038

2,080

2,066

2,915

4,288

4,562

4,835

4,730

4,423

4,299

Total

2,670

2,478

2,529

2,499

3,603

5,331

5,546

5,866

5,632

5,196

4,929

All persons

Under 25 years

1,001

979

984

1,065

1,917

2,858

2,578

2,548

2,220

1,887

1,462

Over 25 years

4,980

4,748

4,833

5,079

8,109

12,248

12,795

13,323

12,863

11,577

10,860

Total

5,981

5,727

5,817

6,144

10,026

15,106

15,373

15,871

15,083

13,464

12,322

Source: Live Register, Central Statistics Office.

Table 3 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by South West NUTS3 region and ILO Economic Status, Q3 2004 - 2014

'000

Q3 04

Q3 05

Q3 06

Q3 07

Q3 08

Q3 09

Q3 10

Q3 11

Q3 12

Q3 13

Q3 14

In employment ('000)

279.3

293.5

303.2

317.4

316.2

288.2

278.9

270.1

274.9

287.1

277.2

Unemployed ('000)

11.4

11.6

12.6

12.9

22.1

38.8

44.0

44.2

40.8

36.7

32.6

In Labour Force ('000)

290.7

305.1

315.9

330.4

338.2

327.0

322.9

314.3

315.7

323.8

309.8

Unemployment Rate (%)

3.9

3.8

4.0

3.9

6.5

11.9

13.6

14.1

12.9

11.3

10.5

Reference period: q3=July-Sept.

Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.

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