Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 122: To ask the Taoiseach the latest unemployment figures recorded in respect of the Tallaght social welfare office, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18672/09]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social and Family Affairs. Figures are published for each county and each social welfare office. The most recent information is for April 2009.

The number of persons signing on in the Tallaght social welfare office on the last Friday in April 2009 was 8,787.

It should be noted that the Live Register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers, and seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseeker's Benefit or Allowance.