asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state the number of persons claiming unemployment benefit on first Saturday ofJuly, 1953, whose last place of employment was Great Britain.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment Benefit.
The available statistics do not contain the information sought by the Deputy. The number of persons, however, on the live register on Saturday, 27th June, 1953 (which is the date nearest to the first Saturday of July, 1953, for which information is available) whose last employment was stated to have been in Great Britain, was 2,358.
Does that mean that those 2,358 came back from Britain merely to go to the employment exchanges?
I would say that most of them came back because they were unemployed in Britain.
Because life was easier here.
At the labour exchanges?
Or sitting on the bridge?
Order!
asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state the number of persons registered as unemployed at the employment exchanges in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford on the third Saturday of July, 1951, 1952 and 1953.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
NUMBER OF persons registered at the employment exchanges mentioned on the third Saturday of July, 1951, 1952 and 1953.
|
Employment Exchange |
Number of persons registered on Saturday |
||
|
21st July, 1951 |
19th July, 1952 |
18th July, 1953 |
|
|
Gardiner St., Dublin (Men's) |
3,625 |
4,913 |
5,527 |
|
Werburgh St., Dublin (Men's) |
4,154 |
5,614 |
6,621 |
|
Northumberland House, Dublin (Women and Juveniles') |
1,709 |
2,412 |
2,221 |
|
Victoria St., Dublin (Women's) |
1,216 |
1,796 |
1,738 |
|
Cork |
3,160 |
4,786 |
3,581 |
|
Limerick |
1,631 |
1,925 |
2,169 |
|
Waterford |
895 |
1,089 |
1,144 |