Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 21 Feb 1952

Vol. 129 No. 6

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployed in Castletownbere.

Mr. M.P. Murphy

asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state the number of registered unemployed in Castletownbere employment exchange during the months of October, November and December, 1950 and 1951.

Mr. Kennedy

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report. Following is the statement:—

Numbers of persons registered at the Local Office of the Department of Social Welfare at Castletownbere on the dates shown.
6th	October,	1951	122
13th	,,	,,	130
20th	,,	,,	136
27th	,,	,,	218
3rd	November,	,,	453
10th	,,	,,	503
17th	,,	,,	477
24th	,,	,,	445
1st	December,	,,	468
8th	,,	,,	500
15th	,,	,,	515
29th	,,	,,	536
7th	October,	1950	175
14th	,,	,,	173
21st	,,	,,	163
28th	,,	,,	313
4th	November,	,,	457
11th	,,	,,	514
18th	,,	,,	532
25th	,,	,,	532
2nd	December,	1950	542
9th	,,	,,	481
16th	,,	,,	450
30th	,,	,,	514

NOTES:

(1) The dates shown are Saturdays. No count was made in respect of 22nd December, 1951 or 23rd December, 1950.

(2) The increases in the Register immediately subsequent to the third week in October each year are mainly due to the return to the Register of certain classes of persons residing in rural areas, following the termination of the First and Second Employment Periods.