John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 659: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the unemployment rate in each of the years 2003 to 2007 in the border, midland, west, Dublin, mid-east, mid-west, south east and south west regions of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2105/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The unemployment rate in the regions specified in the years 2003-2007, as published by the CSO in the most recent Quarterly National Household Survey, Q3, 2007, are set out in the table.

The unemployment rate has dropped for all regions, in the period 2003-2007, except in the Border Region where there is a slight increase.

Efforts continue to be made to activate the unemployed and assist them towards employment, training or active labour market programmes, with increased funding allocations made available under the National Development Plan 2007-2013.

The development agencies (IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the County Enterprise Boards) will continue to promote job creation through the delivery of programmes to assist the enterprise sector to develop thereby creating new jobs.