| Tallaght hit hardest by unemployment |
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| Thursday, 21 August 2008 | |
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Tallaght has experienced the single largest rise in unemployment in Dublin over the last 12 months with a massive increase in those signing on since this time last year. The worrying development has prompted local politicians to call on the Government to urgently address the situation. From July 2007 to July 2008, the number of people on the live register in the Southside suburb went from 3,990 to 5,379. The surge represents an increase of 34.8 per cent in just 12 months. Tallaght suffered a huge loss in jobs in the first few months of the year with hundreds of positions going to the wall in just a few companies. In February biscuit manufacturer Jacobs Fruitfield said it would be pulling out of the area on a phased basis shedding all 230 manufacturing jobs at its factory by early next year. In March, the Tallaght based company Microprint, which is behind some of the country’s best-known magazine titles, also announced it would close with the loss of all 130 jobs. Then, in April, Tesco announced they would be relocating over 200 of their workforce currently based in Tallaght elsewhere. The nearby suburb of Clondalkin has also been severely hit by the current unemployment crisis with an increase in the number of those on the live register from 3,876 last year to 5,172 this year. And Dún Laoghaire, which is generally viewed as a predominantly middle class part of Dublin, has not escaped from the current rise in unemployment with a large increase from 2,873 signing on last year compared to 3,742 this year. Register Rathfarnham has also been badly hit with the numbers on the live register increasing from 2,086 to 2,843 in the same 12-month period. The new figures show large rises in the number of those signing on the live register right across the Southside. At the dole office on Bishop’s Square the numbers rose from 3,734 to 4,684; at Thomas Street 2,251 – 2,715; at Tara Street 1,114 – 1,529, and at Ballyfermot 1,374 – 1,804. Deputy Brian Hayes (FG) called for the Government and other agencies to take immediate action on the issue. He said the downturn in the economy was having a “huge effect” on the ability of people in the Tallaght area to obtain and gain employment. “When compared to other parts of the country, and indeed with the national rise in the live register figures, the growing trend of unemployment within the Dublin 24 area must now be considered the real problem that has got to be confronted,” he said. “Real families with real lives in Dublin South West have lost jobs over the past 12 months. The ability of the economy locally to function is greatly diminished by the above average rise in unemployment within the Dublin 24 area.” He added that in just one month from June 2008 to July 2008, an extra 352 people were added to the live register, which represented an increase of seven per cent. “As an initial measure, I believe that all local agencies should come together to discuss how educational and training opportunities can be provided to people in our area,” he said. |
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