asked the Taoiseach the number of small farmers on the unemployment register who received unemployment benefit and assistance on 1 May 1977 and 1 May 1981 in County Donegal and at the following employment exchanges: Ballyshannon, Donegal, Ballybofey, Dunfanaghy, Dungloe, Glenties and Killybegs.

With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the required information for 29 April 1977 and 24 April 1981.

Following is the Statement:

¹There is no local employment exchange in Glenties.

²U.A. smallholders are not included in the live register.

³The total for Co. Donegal also includes data for the Buncrana and Letterkenny local offices.