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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 November 2008

Thursday, 6 November 2008

Ceisteanna (217)

Róisín Shortall

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217 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people on the live register by nationality with a breakdown by occupation and duration on the register. [39046/08]

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The number on the live register at 31st October 2008 was 251,951. Of these, a total of 195,561 have been signing continuously for less than one year. A total of 56,390 have been signing continuously for a year or more. A breakdown of the live register at 31/10/08 by occupational category is given in the following table:

Category

Number

Agriculture, Fishing and Related Industries

4,170

Beauty

2,654

Business and Financial

2,839

Construction, Woodwork and Metal and Related Industries

81,418

Domestic and Catering

20,227

Education

8,355

General Operatives

32,914

Health and Related Industries

8,531

Information Technology

2,054

Legal Profession

615

Management

10,173

Office Admin, Clerical, Secretarial

25,425

Printing, Press, Communications

1,619

Retail, Sales

25,947

Security, Military

4,569

Textiles

404

Travel, Tourism

1,249

Unknown

12,055

Vehicle Trade

6,733

Total Live Register

251,951

The Central Statistics Office now includes a breakdown by nationality grouping in its detailed Live Register release each month. The figures for October 2008 will be published on 7th November 2008.

The total on the Live Register at 27th September 2008 was 240,217. The breakdown of this figure by nationality is as follows:

Country

Number

Ireland

199,003

United Kingdom

11,186

EU 15 (excluding Ireland & UK)

2,419

Accession States EU 15-27(Joined EU since Jan 2004)

19,381

Other Nationals

8,228

Total Live Register

240,217

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