asked the Taoiseach the number of persons on the live register at the employment exchange in Limerick city as at the first week in November 1977, 1978, and 1979.

The numbers of persons on the live register at the Limerick employment exchange on 2 November 1979 and on the corresponding dates in 1978 and 1977 are as follows: 2 November 1979—2,970; 3 November 1978—3,653; 4 November 1977— 3,973. This represents a reduction in the number of people on the live register of over 1,000 in that period.