asked the Taoiseach if he will give figures for the numbers employed in shipbuilding and boat-building in the State including the numbers of apprentices, in each of the years 1950-1959; and if he will indicate the number and the type of establishments engaged in these industries for the same years.
Written Answers. - Employment in Shipbuilding and Boatbuilding.
23.
The following statement sets out the average number of persons engaged (including apprentices) and the number of establishments included in the "Ship and Boat Building and Repairing" industry in the annual Census of Industrial Production:
Census of Industrial Production
Number of establishments and number of persons engaged in the Ship and Boat Building and Repairing industry 1950-1959.
Year |
Number of Establishments |
Persons engaged |
1950 |
12 |
682 |
1951 |
15 |
803 |
1952 |
15 |
811 |
1953 |
15 |
685 |
1954 |
15 |
682 |
1955 |
15 |
711 |
1956 |
16 |
822 |
1957 |
15 |
835 |
1958 |
15 |
813 |
1959 |
15 |
865 |