332 Mr. Stafford asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will give details of, (a) the number of unemployed attending each unemployment exchange in Dublin and (b) the number of employees per exchange; and the reason for any distortions in the ratio of the exchange employee to the total unemployed attending the exchange.

The following table sets out the number of unemployed dealt with by local offices of my Department in the Dublin area, the staff in each office and the ratio of staff to clients dealt with.