Bernard Allen
Ceist:59 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the present unemployment position in the south-west region.
Vol. 418 No. 4
59 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of the present unemployment position in the south-west region.
There were 40,103 persons on the live register in the south-west region on 27 March 1992.
60 Mr. McGrath asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the number of people on the live register at each employment exchange in County Westmeath at the end of February for each of the years between 1980 and 1992.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
Number of Persons on the Live Register at Employment Exchanges in County Westmeath on the last Friday of February 1980 to 1992 inclusive.
Last Friday of February |
Athlone |
Castlepollard |
Mullingar |
Total County Westmeath |
1980 |
592 |
133 |
545 |
1,270 |
1981 |
717 |
206 |
761 |
1,684 |
1982 |
983 |
244 |
1,089 |
2,316 |
1983 |
1,230 |
297 |
1,335 |
2,862 |
1984 |
1,459 |
344 |
1,456 |
3,259 |
1985 |
1,716 |
390 |
1,723 |
3,829 |
1986 |
1,735 |
365 |
1,805 |
3,905 |
1987 |
1,860 |
355 |
1,830 |
4,045 |
1988 |
1,725 |
374 |
1,767 |
3,866 |
1989 |
1,709 |
327 |
1,685 |
3,721 |
1990 |
1,627 |
318 |
1,705 |
3,650 |
1991 |
1,672 |
344 |
1,648 |
3,684 |
1992 |
2,079 |
385 |
2,033 |
4,497 |