239 Mr. Noonan (Limerick West) asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will give details of the number of people who are in receipt of unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance on 1 April 1992 and furthermore for the same date for each of the previous five years for those who are attached to the employment exchanges at Limerick, Newcastle West, County Limerick and Kilmallock, County Limerick.

The information acquired by the Deputy is given in the following table:

Number of Persons in Receipt of Unemployment Benefit and Unemployment Assistance in County Limerick at end March, 1987-1992