asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether he can state the number of persons, distinguishing between men, women, boys and girls, and classified according to the main industrial groups, who were (a) registered as unemployed, and (b) having claims current, at each employment exchange and branch exchange throughout Saorstát Eireann on October 1st, 1934.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Numbers of Registered Unemployed.
The compilation and printing of the return asked for by the Deputy could not, in my opinion, be justified, having regard to the labour and expense involved. The information in detail is, however, available, and will be put at the disposal of the Deputy if he calls to the offices of the Statistics Branch of my Department.