asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total average annual number of new jobs created in industry during the years 1951 to 1957, inclusive, and the estimated number which will be annually provided during the next five years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - New Jobs in Industry.
I am advised by the Central Statistics Office that the information requested in the first part of the question is not available. As regards the second part, while there are many industrial proposals before my Department, and many more will, no doubt, arise during the next five years, I would not attempt to forecast the additional employment which may result therefrom or from the expansion of existing industrial undertakings.