asked the Minister for Transport and Power the number of people employed at Shannon Airport, excluding the industrial estate, in each year from 1948 to 1962.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employment at Shannon Airport.
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The reply is in the form of a tabular statement. I propose, with the permission of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report. The figures for certain years have been estimated but it can be taken that they are reasonably accurate.
Following is the statement:
1948 |
1,100 |
1949 |
1,100 |
1950 |
1,155 |
1951 |
1,217 |
1952 |
1,224 |
1953 |
1,275 |
1954 |
1,375 |
1955 |
1,525 |
1956 |
1,680 |
1957 |
1,693 |
1958 |
1,800 |
1959 |
1,850 |
1960 |
1,681 |
1961 |
1,702 |
1962 |
1,640 |