Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 29 May 1991

Vol. 409 No. 2

Ceisteanna-Questions. Oral Answers. - County Meath Social Welfare Payments.

John V. Farrelly

Ceist:

2 Mr. Farrelly asked the Taoiseach the number of males and females in receipt of unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance in Navan, Kells and Trim, County Meath, as at 30 April 1989, 1990 and 1991; and the total number of unemployed persons in the county of Meath.

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Mr. V. Brady)

The information requested by the Deputy is contained in a statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Number of Persons on the Live Register in each Employment Exchange in County Meath on the last Friday of April from 1989 to 1991 inclusive, classified by sex and category of claim.

Table 1: Navan

	U.B. Claimants	U.A. Applicants	Other Registrants	Total Live Register
	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females
28 April 1989	284	176	886	196	32	162	1,736
27 April 1990	259	216	815	200	30	158	1,678
26 April 1991	360	258	961	263	14	171	2,027

Table 2: Kells

	U.B. Claimants	U.A. Applicants	Other Registrants	Total Live Register
	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females
28 April 1989	102	73	380	102	11	10	678
27 April 1990	101	59	324	104	11	13	612
26 April 1991	177	126	405	117	8	12	845

Table 3: Trim

	U.B. Claimants	U.A. Applicants	Other Registrants	Total Live Register
	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females
28 April 1989	186	99	522	99	23	32	961
27 April 1990	140	107	393	83	22	27	772
26 April 1991	209	110	480	122	14	22	957

Table 4: Total County Meath

	U.B. Claimants	U.A. Applicants	Other Registrants	Total Live Register
	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females
28 April 1989	572	348	1,788	397	66	204	3,375
27 April 1990	500	382	1,532	387	63	198	3,062
26 April 1991	746	494	1,846	502	36	205	3,829

An Ceann Comhairle

The questions we are about to embark upon are questions nominated for priority for which 15 minutes only is provided in the Standing Orders of the House.