Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 183: To ask the Taoiseach the unemployment figures for Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3079/08]

Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on employment and unemployment are measured by the Quarterly National Household Survey. The survey provides estimates for eight NUTS-3 level regions. The latest results are for the period June to August 2007 and showed an unemployment figure of 31,200 persons in the Dublin region.

The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance 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 is for January 2008. The Live Register figure for the Tallaght Local Office in Dublin in January 2008 was 4,123 persons.

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 Jobseekers Benefit or Allowance. The exact area covered by each Local Office is not limited to the immediate locality, or county, of the particular office. For instance, in the Tallaght Local Office there may be registered, persons from the Blessington area.