Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment Figures.
- Waterford unemployment figures 6 speeches
The live register figures for Waterford city and county rose from 1980 to 1982. The Minister did not have workforce percentages or the requested year-on-year comparison to hand but said the information could be obtained.
Austin Deasy, Bertie Ahern, Michael D. Higgins
- Roscommon unemployment figures 6 speeches
The Minister gave live-register totals of 977 in 1977 and 1,431 in 1982. He said the figures covered people registered at local employment offices in the Roscommon area, not necessarily every unemployed person living in the county.
Liam Naughten, Bertie Ahern
- Jobs in Roscommon 8 speeches
Naughten asked what the Government was doing to create jobs in Roscommon and criticised the provision of State cars instead. The Minister directed him to ask the relevant Ministers for information; the Chair noted that job creation was a separate question.
Liam Naughten, Bertie Ahern, John F. O'Connell, John M. Kelly
asked the Taoiseach the latest unemployment figures for Waterford city and county; and the comparable figures for 1981 and 1980.
Comment on this
The latest information available on the number of persons on the live register relates to 24 September 1982. On that date the number of persons on the live register in Waterford city employment exchange was 3,597. At the corresponding dates in 1981 and 1980 the figures were 2,868 and 2,317 respectively. For the other local employment offices in County Waterford the aggregate live register totals on the same dates were 962, 807 and 706 respectively.
Comment on this
Could the Minister of State give me those figures as a percentage of the work force?
Comment on this
Would the Minister of State be in a position to give me the unemployment figures for Waterford city as compared with last year?
Comment on this
asked the Taoiseach the number of people out of work in County Roscommon on 1 September 1977 and 1982.
Comment on this
On 26 August 1977 the aggregate number of persons on the live register at local employment offices in County Roscommon was 977. The corresponding aggregate on 27 August 1982 was 1,431.
Comment on this
Do the figures given cover the people from Roscommon who are registered as unemployed in Athlone, Ballinasloe and Carrick-on-Shannon?
Comment on this
There are people who live in Roscommon but are registered in these other exchanges. The figures I asked for are those for people unemployed in County Roscommon.
Comment on this
If they are on the live register at local employment offices in Roscommon, then they are included in that figure.
Comment on this
I can take it from the reply that in fact those people are not included and that the real unemployment figure for the county is much higher than the one given. What steps have the Government in hand to establish jobs in Roscommon?
Comment on this
I am sure that if the Deputy puts down a question to the Minister for Industry or the Minister for Labour the statistical information will be provided.
