COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 12, 2012

QUESTION NO 19.

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if she will make available in reply to this question the figures provided to the February meeting of the County Development Board by the representative of the Department of Social Protection on the Board for the numbers on the Live Register in the various parts of the County? 

REPLY:

Jobseeker claimants in South Dublin County                                  

  Area   28 Jan 2011     27 Jan 2012   % Change
  Tallaght   10,786   11,940   +10.5%
  Clondalkin    7,270    6,449          -11.0%
  Lucan    3,640    3,644                0%
Rathfarnham/ Templeogue    2,430    2,428           0%
  Palmerstown      712      714                0%
  Total             24,838   25,175      + 1.4%

 *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 27 January 2012 Under 25s 27 January 2012 % under 25    27 Jan 2012 % under 25 28 Jan 2011
  Tallaght   11,940   2,456   21%   25%
  Clondalkin    6,449   1,498   23%   23%
  Lucan    3,644      518   14%   15%
Rathfarnham/  Templeogue    2,428      332   14%   14%
  Palmerstown      714      137   19%   23%
  Total        25,175           4,941   20%   22%

Please note that the figures are estimtes as they in part come from offices based outside the South Dublin County administrative area such as Nutgrove