Written answers
Thursday, 3 April 2014
Department of Social Protection
Live Register Numbers
Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the live register in the State when this Government took office, in tabular form broken down by county; the current number of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15796/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.
Live Register by County February 2011 and February 2014
| - | Feb 2011 | Feb 2014 | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 6,777 | 6,436 | -5.0% |
| Cavan | 7,475 | 6,713 | -10.2% |
| Clare | 10,814 | 9,242 | -14.5% |
| Cork | 45,417 | 38,183 | -15.9% |
| Donegal | 21,917 | 19,526 | -10.9% |
| Dublin | 104,526 | 95,676 | -8.5% |
| Galway | 23,604 | 20,399 | -13.6% |
| Kerry | 17,313 | 15,122 | -12.7% |
| Kildare | 18,197 | 17,086 | -6.1% |
| Kilkenny | 7,524 | 6,876 | -8.6% |
| Laois | 8,546 | 8,582 | 0.4% |
| Leitrim | 3,640 | 3,112 | -14.5% |
| Limerick | 21,038 | 17,430 | -17.1% |
| Longford | 5,312 | 4,824 | -9.2% |
| Louth | 17,744 | 15,736 | -11.3% |
| Mayo | 13,426 | 12,040 | -10.3% |
| Meath | 12,049 | 9,775 | -18.9% |
| Monaghan | 6,508 | 6,012 | -7.6% |
| Offaly | 9,234 | 8,675 | -6.1% |
| Roscommon | 4,133 | 3,849 | -6.9% |
| Sligo | 5,543 | 4,980 | -10.2% |
| Tipperary | 16,891 | 15,643 | -7.4% |
| Waterford | 14,087 | 13,184 | -6.4% |
| Westmeath | 10,392 | 9,771 | -6.0% |
| Wexford | 19,565 | 17,491 | -10.6% |
| Wicklow | 12,627 | 11,706 | -7.3% |
| Total | 444,299 | 398,069 | -10.4% |
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