Paul Connaughton (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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169. To ask the Taoiseach the level of employment in Tuam in County Galway and the surrounding region for the years 2011 to 2014 and to date in 2015; the number of persons on the live register in each of these years; the level of part-time employment versus full-time employment in the region; the level of youth unemployment or under-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33733/15]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q2 2015.

Estimates of employment are produced by NUTS3 Regions. The NUTS3 West region includes Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Galway City. Due to methodology and sample size it is not possible to produce reliable Tuam town estimates from the QNHS.

Table 1 shows the number of persons aged 15 years and over classified by NUTS3 West region and ILO Economic Status in Q2 of each year from 2011 to 2015.

Table 2 shows the number of persons aged 15 to 24 years classified by NUTS3 West region and ILO Economic Status in Q2 of each year from 2011 to 2015.

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. Figures are published for each county and local social welfare office.

The most recent Live Register figures available are for September 2015.

Table 3 contains the numbers signing on in Tuam and County Galway, each September from 2011 to 2015.

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.

Table 1 Persons aged 15 years and over classified by NUTS3 West region and ILO Economic Status, Q2 2011 - Q2 2015

Reference period: q2=Apr-Jun.

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.

Table 2 Persons aged 15-24 years classified by ILO Economic Status and NUTS3 West region, Q2 2011 - Q2 2015

Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.

Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.

Reference period: q2=Apr-Jun.

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.

Table 3 Persons on the Live Register in Tuam and County Galway, September 2011 - September 2015