Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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140. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to continue to publish monthly statistics of the number of persons on the live register, in addition to the new monthly unemployment estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22183/15]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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141. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to continue to publish monthly statistics of the number of persons on activation courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22184/15]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 141 together.

It is the intention of the Central Statistics Office to continue to publish the Live Register release, including the Activation Programmes table, on a monthly basis as well as the new Monthly Unemployment release.

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 Protection.

The Live Register release will be published two days after the publication of the new Monthly Unemployment estimates.

The number of people availing of a range of programmes targeted primarily at the long-term unemployed (over 12 months) and other welfare recipients (including Lone Parents) is provided for in the Live Register Activation Programmes table.

Persons on activation programmes are not counted as part of the monthly Live Register but the supplementary table will continue to be included in the monthly Live Register release one month in arrears.