asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of persons employed in the manufacture of (1) boots and shoes; (2) blankets, blanketing and rugs (other than floor rugs); (3) oatmeal; (4) margarine; (5) woollens; (6) down quilts and quilt covers, on the 1st March, 1934; and the number of separate businesses in each group in respect of which this enumeration of employment is made.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employment in Industries.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of persons employed in the manufacture of (1) soap and candles; (2) sugar confectionery (including jam); (3) brush making; (4) furniture, on the 1st March, 1934, and the number of separate businesses in each group in respect of which this enumeration of employment is made.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of persons employed in the manufacture of (1) glass bottles; (2) metallic bedsteads; (3) rosary beads, on the 1st March, 1934, and the number of separate businesses in each group in respect of which this enumeration of employment is made.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of persons employed in the manufacture of (1) shirts and collars; (2) hosiery and knitted goods; (3) wholesale clothing (namely, men's and boys' factory-made clothing), hats, caps, ties and umbrellas; (4) handicraft tailoring, dressmaking, millinery, corsets, etc., on the 1st March, 1934; and the number of separate businesses in each group in respect of which this enumeration of employment is made.
asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of persons employed in the manufacture of tobacco, on the 1st March, 1934; and the number of separate businesses in respect of which this enumeration of employment is made.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 23 to 27 together.
For particulars as to the numbers of persons employed on the 1st March, 1934, in the manufacture of (1) boots and shoes, (2) blankets, blanketing and rugs (other than floor rugs), (3) oatmeal, (4) margarine, (5) woollens, (6) quilts and quilt covers as well as the aggregate employment in glass bottles, metallic bedsteads and rosary beads, I would refer the Deputy to my answer given on the 20th June, 1934.
Information in regard to the employment in handicraft tailoring, dressmaking, millinery, corsets, etc., is not available.
The following were the numbers of persons employed at 1st March, 1934, in the remaining industries:—
|
Soap and Candles |
655 |
|
Sugar Confectionery (including jam) |
5,398 |
|
Brushmaking |
405 |
|
Furniture |
1,645 |
|
Shirts and Collars |
2,316 |
|
Hosiery and Knitted Goods |
2,658 |
|
Wholesale Clothing (namely: men's and boys' factory made clothing), hats, caps, ties and umbrellas |
4,421 |
|
Tobacco |
2,294 |
In regard to the number of separate businesses in each industry at 1st. March, 1934, I have nothing to add to my reply of the 20th June, 1934, to the Deputy.