Live Register.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 May 2005

Tuesday, 10 May 2005

Ceisteanna (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)

Pat Breen

Ceist:

115 Mr. P. Breen asked the Taoiseach the live register figures in Ennis, County Clare for each month of 2005 to date. [15179/05]

Pat Breen

Ceist:

116 Mr. P. Breen asked the Taoiseach the live register figures in Kilrush, County Clare, for each month of 2005 to date. [15180/05]

Pat Breen

Ceist:

117 Mr. P. Breen asked the Taoiseach the live register figures in Shannon, County Clare, for each month of 2005 to date. [15181/05]

Pat Breen

Ceist:

118 Mr. P. Breen asked the Taoiseach the live register figures in Ennis, County Clare, for each month of 2004. [15182/05]

Pat Breen

Ceist:

119 Mr. P. Breen asked the Taoiseach the live register figures in Kilrush, County Clare, for each month of 2004. [15183/05]

Pat Breen

Ceist:

120 Mr. P. Breen asked the Taoiseach the live register figures in Shannon, County Clare, for each month of 2004. [15184/05]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Mr. Kitt)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 to 120, inclusive, together.

The exact information as requested by the Deputy is not available as there is no Department of Social and Family Affairs local branch office in Shannon, County Clare. The live register figures for all the local branch offices in County Clare for 2005 and 2004 are set out in the following table.

The live register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming unemployment assistance, unemployment benefit and other claimants registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and each local social welfare office. A breakdown by postal district is not available. The most recent information available is for March 2005.

It should be noted that the live register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers, seasonal and casual workers entitled to unemployment assistance or benefit. Statistics on unemployment are measured at regional level by the quarterly national household survey; and the exact area covered by each local office is not limited to the immediate locality of the particular office. For instance, in the Tallaght local office there may be registered, persons from the Blessington area.

Live Register Analysis for County Clare and Offices, 2004 and 2005

Live Register County Clare Total
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
2004	4,349	4,281	4,160	4,029	3,835	3,848	4,028	4,064	3,689	3,734	3,714	3,851	3,965
2005	3,993	3,984	3,914

Live Register Ennis Local Office Total

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
2004	2,529	2,508	2,445	2,375	2,273	2,300	2,446	2,443	2,237	2,245	2,190	2,244	2,353
2005	2,360	2,349	2,315

Live Register Ennistymon Local Office Total

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
2004	731	700	670	633	594	591	597	604	544	561	596	629	621
2005	641	639	626

Live Register Kilrush Local Office Total

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
2004	649	638	629	625	588	584	599	623	547	567	569	600	602
2005	600	594	571

Live Register Tulla Local Office Total

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
2004	440	435	416	396	380	373	386	394	361	361	359	378	390
2005	392	402	402