asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total number of persons employed on the 1st March, 1936, in the manufacture of: (1) tobacco, (2) boots and shoes, (3) soap and candles, (4) sugar confectionery, including jam, (5) brush-making, (6) shirt-making, (7) blanket-making, (8) hosiery, (9) wholesale clothing (namely, men's and boys' factory-made clothing, etc.), (10) furniture, (11) oatmeal, (12) margarine, (13) woollens, (14) glass bottles, (15) metallic beds, (16) down quilts, (17) rosary beads, and the number of separate businesses in respect of which this enumeration of employment is made.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employment in Industry.
As the answer to the Deputy's question contains a number of figures it will be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
The full information is not available in the precise form covered by the question. The total number of persons employed on the 2nd March, 1936, in the following industries and the number of separate businesses in respect of which the employment figures are quoted were as follows:—
|
Persons Employed |
No. of Firms |
|
|
1. Tobacco |
2,195 |
16 |
|
2. Boots and Shoes (including rubber footwear) |
5,168 |
25 |
|
3. Soap and Candles |
771 |
17 |
|
4. Sugar Confectionery (including jam) |
5,245 |
56 |
|
5. Brush Making |
415 |
25 |
|
6. Shirts and Collars |
2,197 |
41 |
|
7. Blankets, Blanketing and Rugs (other than floor rugs) |
541 |
24 |
|
8. Hosiery and Knitted Goods |
4,064 |
74 |
|
9. Wholesale Clothing (i.e., men's and boys' factory-made clothing), Hats, Caps, Ties and Umbrellas |
4,616 |
81 |
|
10. Furniture |
1,821 |
163 |
|
11. Oatmeal |
633 |
99 |
|
12. Margarine |
200 |
3 |
|
13. Woollens and Worsteds |
2,221 |
30 |
|
16. Down Quilts and Quilt Covers |
91 |
4 |
|
14. Glass Bottles |
385 |
1 |
|
15. Metallic Bedsteads |
2 |
|
|
17. Rosary Beads |
2 |
Separate particulars of employment in the glass bottle, metallic bedstead and rosary bead industries could not be given without disclosing information concerning the business of individual firms.