andBrendán Mac Fheóraisasked the Taoiseach if he will state the numbers of persons on the live register for the latest available date and for the corresponding dates in 1951 and 1952 in each of the main industrial groups.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Numbers on Live Register.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, a Cheann Comhairle, with your permission, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
NUMBER OF persons on the Live Register* at mid April of the years 1951, 1952 and 1953 in each of the main industrial groups.
|
Industrial Group |
Mid-April |
||
|
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
|
|
Food |
2,173 |
2,269 |
3,319 |
|
Drink |
393 |
369 |
558 |
|
Tobacco |
143 |
182 |
114 |
|
Textiles |
994 |
3,661 |
986 |
|
Clothing |
1,639 |
4,908 |
2,262 |
|
Skins and leather, rubber and waterproof goods |
190 |
1,425 |
307 |
|
Woodworking, furniture and fittings |
442 |
734 |
783 |
|
Metal manufactures and engineering |
789 |
1,162 |
1,493 |
|
Vehicles |
608 |
661 |
1,050 |
|
Fertilisers, chemicals, paints, etc. |
205 |
293 |
365 |
|
Papermaking, stationery, printing, etc. |
350 |
465 |
570 |
|
Mining and quarrying |
125 |
213 |
825 |
|
Bricks, building materials, pottery, etc. |
198 |
175 |
333 |
|
General building (houses, etc.) |
4,832 |
6,389 |
9,159 |
|
Other construction (roads, etc.) |
8,686 |
9,321 |
13,317 |
|
Gas, electricity and water |
234 |
229 |
376 |
|
Transport and communication |
2,901 |
3,333 |
4,659 |
|
Distributive trades |
4,867 |
5,026 |
6,402 |
|
Finance |
271 |
269 |
410 |
|
Public Administration |
964 |
1,181 |
1,414 |
|
Professions |
272 |
303 |
486 |
|
Personal services |
2,480 |
2,466 |
3,000 |
|
Entertainments and sports |
431 |
446 |
489 |
|
Other industries or services |
610 |
783 |
1,037 |
|
Agriculture |
22,517 |
23,302 |
30,747 |
|
Fishing |
421 |
416 |
458 |
|
Unspecified |
265 |
294 |
267 |
|
Total |
58,000 |
70,275 |
85,186 |
*The content of the figures in 1953 differs from that in the earlier years due to the legislative changes effected by the Social Welfare Act, 1952. While it is not possible to give a precise measure of the effect of the legislative changes in increasing the Live Register, an investigation made in February, 1953 indicated that the increase at that date was in the region of 10,000.