Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 20 Nov 1996

Vol. 471 No. 7

Written Answers. - Unemployment Levels.

John O'Leary

Ceist:

97 Mr. O'Leary asked the Taoiseach the number of persons registered as unemployed in each exchange in County Kerry on the latest date in respect of which figures are available; the numbers in respect of this date in 1995; and if he will give the figures in respect of Kenmare and Dingle rural districts in which cases the figures are included in the Tralee exchange. [21832/96]

The Taoiseach

The following table sets out the number of persons on the live register on the last Friday of October 1995 and 1996 at each local office in County Kerry:

Local Office	October 1995	October 1996
Cahirciveen	535	516
Dingle	156	156
Kenmare	—	640
Killarney	1,494	1,418
Killorglin	763	760
Listowel	1,597	1,600
Tralee	4,559	4,357
Kerry County Total	9,104	9,447

The Kenmare local office re-opened with effect from July 1996. In the above table, figures for Kenmare in respect of October 1995 are included in the Tralee live register figure.

Separate statistics classifying claimants by the urban or rural district in which they reside are not available.

Declan Bree

Ceist:

98 Mr. Bree asked the Taoiseach the live register figures in the exchanges in County Sligo in each of the years from 1992 to 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21833/96]

The Taoiseach

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

Persons on the live register in County Sligo at end-October 1992-96.

Month (Last Friday)	Sligo Local Office	Tubbercurry Local Office	County Total
October 1992	2,960	475	3,435
October 1993	3,021	493	3,514
October 1994	2,937	432	3,369
October 1995	3,013	462	3,475
October 1996	2,940	464	3,404