Unemployment figures by planning region

Summary

O’Toole requested monthly unemployment figures by region; Moore supplied a statement covering January to October 1980 and said the answer was comprehensive. Members briefly commented on the figures and the exchange.

Patrick O'Toole Mr. O'Toole Fine Gael

asked the Taoiseach the number of unemployed in each of the IDA regions in each month from 1 January 1980 to date.

0 0

Comment on this

Seán Moore Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Mr. Moore) Fianna Fáil

With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the required information.

Following is the statement:

Number of persons on the live register in the different planning regions on the last Friday of each month from January to October 1980

0 0

Comment on this

Patrick O'Toole Mr. O'Toole Fine Gael

Is the Minister of State happy with the information in that tabular statement?

0 0

Comment on this

Seán Moore Mr. Moore Fianna Fáil

Yes. The answer is comprehensive.

0 0

Comment on this

Patrick O'Toole Mr. O'Toole Fine Gael

I am not questioning its comprehensiveness.

0 0

Comment on this

Gerald L'Estrange Mr. L'Estrange Fine Gael

The Minister of State is learning fast.

0 0

Comment on this

Peter Barry Mr. P. Barry Fine Gael

The unemployment figures are comprehensive, too.

0 0

Comment on this