Noel Ahern
Ceist:164 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number, by gender and age, of people in Dublin North-West who are registered as unemployed.
Written Answers. - Unemployment Statistics.
Unemployment statistics are compiled by reference to the local office from where the claims are administered rather than by area of residence or electoral division, and the catchment area of a local office is not necessarily confined to a specific residential area or a particular constituency. The number of people currently registered as unemployed, classified by gender and age, under or over 25, at the two local offices covering the majority of people in the Dublin North-West area are as follows:
Persons registered as unemployed at offices in Dublin North-West, August 1993
|
Males |
Females |
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|
Under 25 |
Over 25 |
Under 25 |
Over 25 |
Total |
|
|
Ballymun |
619 |
1,493 |
372 |
405 |
2,889 |
|
Finglas |
1,045 |
2,410 |
634 |
1,038 |
5,127 |
|
Total |
1,664 |
3,903 |
1,006 |
1,443 |
8,016 |
Source: Central Statistics Office.
Bernard J. Durkan
Ceist:165 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will give the number of persons on the unemployment register on the latest date for which figures are available; the number of persons in receipt of pre-retirement pension or allowance; the number of students who failed to qualify for unemployment assistance on 30 June, 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The latest date for which unemployment figures are available is 24 September 1993, on which date there were 289,900 people on the unemployment register. (Source: Central Statistics Office). At present 15,700 people are in receipt of the pre-retirement allowance.
Under the provisions in section 14 of the Social Welfare Act, 1993, people in full-time education are no longer entitled to unemployment assistance during the summer months. These arrangements do not apply to mature students or people participating in the third level allowance scheme for the long term unemployed. While accurate data is not available it is estimated that the number of students who would previously have applied for unemployment assistance during the summer months and who would no longer be eligible to apply would be up to 12,000. In this connection I introduced a summer work scheme which allowed students to do community work, voluntary work or work provided by public sector bodies in return for a payment of £400 in respect of the ten week period from 1 July to the end of September. Six thousand students received approval from my Department to participate in the scheme.