Dáil Tuesday 19 November 1985

Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Kerry Unemployed.

Questions in this session

Unemployment in Tralee and County Kerry 4 speeches

Foley asked for unemployment figures and whether the Government planned to address the problem. The Minister reported 1,430 people registered unemployed in Tralee and 7,345 in the rest of County Kerry; the Ceann Comhairle said the policy query belonged to another Minister.

Denis Foley, Nuala Fennell, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick

Denis Foley Mr. Foley Fianna Fáil

asked the Taoiseach the number of persons registered as unemployed in (a) the Tralee urban area and (b) County Kerry.

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Nuala Fennell Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Mr. Barrett, Fine Gael

Dún Laoghaire): A special area of residence analysis of the live register is carried out quarterly on the second last Friday of February, May, August and November. On 23 August 1985, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 1,430 persons on the live register who were resident in Tralee urban district and 7,345 persons who were resident in the remainder of County Kerry.

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Denis Foley Mr. Foley Fianna Fáil

Have the Government any plans to alleviate the serious unemployment problem in Tralee and in County Kerry generally?

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Thomas J. Fitzpatrick An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

This is a statistical question and the Deputy's query would be more appropriate to another Minister.

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