Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 585: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons male and female registered as unemployed; the number in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12448/08]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 588: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the numbers registered as unemployed by county at present and in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12451/08]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 592: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number registered as unemployed in County Kildare at present; the figures for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12455/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 585, 588 and 592 together.

The data requested is presented in tabular form in two tables. The figures shown are from the Live Register for the last Friday of December in each of the years 2003 to 2007 and for 29th February 2008. Table 1 shows that the number of males on the Live Register rose from 99,153 at end December 2003 to 122,520 at 29th February 2008. The figures for females fell from 71,451 to 66,965 during the same period.

Table 2 gives the total number on the Live Register broken down by county. The overall national total rose from 170,604 at end December 2003 to 189,485 at end February 2008 while the total for Co. Kildare rose from 4,753 to 7,108 in the same period.

The Live Register includes part-time (those who work up to three days a week), seasonal and casual workers who are entitled to jobseeker's benefit or allowance. The March figures will be published by the Central Statistics Office shortly.