asked the Minister for Labour the number of people on the National Manpower register for County Roscommon; the number of unemployed persons in County Roscommon; if he will state in relation to each of the foregoing the number that are school leavers from the last school year and the number of (a) males and (b) females unemployed as of 1 January 1984; the number of persons who left school at the end of the 1981-1982 school year and who are on the National Manpower register and have not yet obtained full-time employment; and the number of persons unemployed in each of the following towns (a) Roscommon, (b) Castlerea, (c) Boyle and (d) Ballaghaderreen.
Written Answers. - National Manpower Register.
501.
It is difficult to give the information requested by the Deputy since activities of a National Manpower Service office and of an employment exchange office span county boundaries. The following is the best information available. There were about 3,300 persons resident in County Roscommon registered for employment with the National Manpower Service at the end of January 1984.
The number of registered unemployed at the end of January at the employment offices in each of the towns specified by the Deputy was as follows: Roscommon, 506; Castlerea, 923; Boyle, 474; Total 1,903.
The figure of 1,903 does not include registrants resident in County Roscommon who are registered at exchanges — offices outside the county.
There were 117 persons from the Ballaghaderreen area signing at the Castlerea employment office on the same date who are included in the above number.
The information on school leavers requested by the Deputy is not readily available. However the following information may be of assistance:
National Manpower Service Register
|
Location of Office or Clinic |
Under 25 |
Over 25 |
Total |
|||
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
|
Roscommon |
105 |
100 |
375 |
162 |
480 |
262 |
|
Castlerea |
211 |
105 |
639 |
255 |
850 |
360 |
|
Boyle |
56 |
23 |
74 |
17 |
130 |
40 |
|
Ballaghaderreen |
112 |
76 |
292 |
97 |
404 |
173 |
Live Register
|
Employment Office |
Under 25 |
Over 25 |
Total |
|||
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
|
Roscommon |
85 |
50 |
299 |
72 |
384 |
122 |
|
Castlerea |
211 |
85 |
537 |
90 |
748 |
175 |
|
Boyle |
106 |
44 |
268 |
56 |
374 |
100 |