Written answers

Tuesday, 29 November 2005

Department of An Taoiseach

Unemployment Levels

9:00 pm

Photo of Charlie O'ConnorCharlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 126: To ask the Taoiseach the latest unemployment figures for the Tallaght area. [36791/05]

Photo of Tom KittTom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The exact information as requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on employment and unemployment are compiled at a regional level from the quarterly national household survey. The latest statistics show that there were 25,500 people classified as unemployed in the Dublin region in the March-May quarter of 2005. Sub-regional statistics of the kind requested by the Deputy are not available from the quarterly national household survey.

The live register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming unemployment assistance, unemployment benefit and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and each local social welfare office. The most recent information available is for October 2005 and this indicates that there are 3,146 persons on the register in the Tallaght office. 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; 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.

The October live register figures for the Dublin region which include the Tallaght office are set out in the following table.

Persons on the October live register in the Dublin region classified by sex, age group and local office of registration.
Males Females
October 2005 Under 25 years 25 years and over Total Under 25 years 25 years and over Total
Dublin 39,287 4,989 20,061 25,050 2,923 11,314 14,237
Bishop Square 3,398 370 1,895 2,265 208 925 1,133
Cumberland Street 5,130 651 2,642 3,293 359 1,478 1,837
Navan Road 2,619 316 1,486 1,802 188 629 817
Blanchardstown 3,390 401 1,581 1,982 292 1,116 1,408
Thomas Street 2,178 263 1,269 1,532 147 499 646
Tara Street 1,166 120 670 790 49 327 376
Tallaght 3,146 536 1,520 2,056 322 768 1,090
Ballymun 1,481 265 732 997 144 340 484
Clondalkin 3,368 492 1,561 2,053 350 965 1,315
Rathfarnham 1,771 166 842 1,008 75 688 763
Kilbarrack 2,259 232 1,187 1,419 111 729 840
Dún Laoghaire 2,391 187 1,237 1,424 85 882 967
Balbriggan 1,238 88 614 702 67 469 536
Ballyfermot 1,268 222 602 824 156 288 444
Finglas 2,225 352 1,083 1,435 182 608 790
Coolock 2,259 328 1,140 1,468 188 603 791
Source: Live Register Analysis, Central Statistics Office.

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