Register of Electors.

Tuesday, 24 October 2006

Ceisteanna (153)

Pat Breen

Ceist:

224 Mr. P. Breen asked the Taoiseach the live register figures for the County Clare area; the breakdown for Ennis, Ennistymon, Kilrush and Tulla offices, for September, 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34411/06]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

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

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 September 2006. The Live Register figures for Co. Clare and all the Local/Branch Offices in Co. Clare for September 2006 are set out in the table below.

Live Register Co. Clare and Offices, September 2006

Persons
	Males	Females	All Persons
	Under 25 years	25 years & over	Total males	Under 25 years	25 years & over	Total females	Under 25 years	25 years & over	Total persons
County Clare total	348	1,663	2,011	299	1,376	1,675	647	3,039	3,686
Ennis Office total	234	965	1,199	175	848	1,023	409	1,813	2,222
Ennistymon Office total	31	233	264	37	205	242	68	438	506
Kilrush Office total	57	269	326	57	172	229	114	441	555
Tulla Office total	26	196	222	30	151	181	56	347	403

Source: Live Register, Central Statistics Office.

It should be noted that:

(a)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.

(b)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.