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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 12, 2011

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

To ask the Manager how many persons between the age of 20-30 are unemployed within the county?

REPLY:

Data is presented on a regular basis to the County Development Board by the Department of Social Protection.  The exact details as outlined in the question are not readily available in this format.   Live register figures are presented in an under 25 and over 25 format.  The figures are prepared for Tallaght, Clondalkin and for those with addresses in South Dublin County but who present at the Dept of Social Protection offices in Nutgrove, which is outside this county boundary.

The following are details of the Jobseeker claimants in South Dublin County:                                   

  Area   28 Jan 2011   28 October 2011   % Change
  Tallaght   10,786   11,539        + 7%  *
  Clondalkin    7,270     6,399   -12%  *
  Lucan    3,640     3,599   -  1%
Rathfarnham/ Templeogue    2,430     2,501     + 3%
  Palmerstown      712        725              + 2%
  Total             24,838   24,763   + 0.3%

 

*With the opening of the LUAS extension to Saggart, 920 Jobseeker claims from the Rathcoole, Saggart and City West areas were transferred from Clondalkin office to Tallaght in July 2011.

 Claimants under 25 years                             

  Area Total 28 October 2011 Under 25s 28 October 2011 U25s as % of Total
  Tallaght   11,539   2,416   21%
  Clondalkin     6,399   1,489   23%
  Lucan     3,599      500   14%
  Rathfarnham/  Templeogue     2,501      350   14%
  Palmerstown        725      156   21%
  Total   24,763               4,911   20%

 These figures are produced for the CSO and this is the link to the end of November 2011 statistics.

 http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/labourmarket/2011/lreg_nov2011.pdf