Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 12 Jan 1938

Vol. 69 No. 19

Written Answers. - Rotational Employment.

Mr. P.S. Doyle

asked the Minister for Finance to state in respect of each of the years 1936 and 1937 the average number of men employed each month on work to which the "rotation" scheme was applied, indicating for each month what percentage of those employed had to submit to deduction in respect of unemployment insurance.

Mr. MacEntee

The accompanying table sets out for each month of the years 1936 and 1937 (a) the average number of persons (including gangers and carters) employed on works financed from the Vote for the provision of employment schemes, to which the rotational system of employment was applied, and (b) the estimated percentage of those employed who were insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts. It should be noted that the number set out in the table include gangers, carters, and, in some cases, other workmen who were employed on a full-time basis. No separate record of these cases is available.

Table showing for each month of the years 1936 and 1937:—

(a) The average number of persons (including gangers and carters) employed on works financed from the Vote for the provision of Employment Schemes to which the rotational system of employment was applied; and

(b) the estimated percentage of those employed who were insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts.

	(a)	(b)
Month	Average Number Employed	Percentage Insured
1936
January	205	100%
February	269
March	228
April	178
May	203
June	285
July	390
August	441
September	279
October	161
November	3,766	37%
December	26,293	33%
1937
January	36,985	47%
February	43,622	61%
March	36,256	69%
April	22,764	77%
May	13,698	83%
June	12,874	65%
July	9,260	61%
August	6,067	69%
September	4,659	80%
October	3,417	87%
November	9,896	53%
December	25,409	54%

The numbers set out above include gangers, carters and in some cases other workmen who were employed on a full time basis. No separate record of these cases is available.