Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 157: To ask the Taoiseach the breakdown by gender, age and geographic location of those listed by the Central Statistics Office as long-term unemployed; the trends of note in these figures over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22309/06]

Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on the labour force are compiled from the Quarterly National Household Survey. The latest statistics available are for the period December 2005 to February 2006 and show that there are 26,200 persons classified as long-term unemployed. The duration of unemployment figures for the past three years, classified by gender and age group are set out in the following table. Statistics of the kind requested by the Deputy are not available at a regional level.