asked the Taoiseach the total number of men engaged in the building industry in each of the years ended 31st March, 1954 to 1961, inclusive.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employment in Building Industry.
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No adequate current statistics are available of the total number of persons engaged in the building industry. However, with certain exceptions, manual workers 16 years of age and over in the building industry and, since 1955, in certain specified employments in civil engineering and the painting trade, are compulsorily insured against interruption of employment due to bad weather. On the basis of the number of stamps sold in each year in respect of such insurance it is possible to estimate the average weekly number employed in these activities during the year. I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the estimated average weekly number of persons employed in the building industry in the years ended 31 March, 1954 to 31 March, 1961, as derived from the sales of the relevant insurance stamps.
Following is the statement:—
Estimated average weekly number* of persons employed in the building industry as derived from sales of Supplementary Insurance Stamps.
|
Year ended 31st March, 1954 |
33,887 |
|
,, ,, ,,,, 1955 |
32,938 |
|
,, ,, ,,,, 1956 |
33,856 |
|
,, ,, ,,,, 1957 |
32,224 |
|
,, ,, ,,,, 1958 |
25,391 |
|
,, ,, ,,,, 1959 |
25,137 |
|
,, ,, ,,,, 1960 |
25,629 |
|
,, ,, ,,,, 1961 |
26,833 |
*Includes certain specified employments in civil engineering and in the painting trade since 30 May, 1955.
Will the Parliamentary Secretary state if the contributions come to the same amount each year since 1954?
That is a separate question.
The reason I ask that is that the Parliamentary Secretary has informed me that his calculation is on the basis of the number of stamps sold and I want to know if the contributions have remained the same.
Contributions do not enter into it at all. It is the number of stamps. I have not got the information at the moment.
Perhaps the Parliamentary Secretary will look into it?
That would be another day's work.
We shall look into it later.