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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 2 Nov 1971

Vol. 256 No. 5

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Industrial Redundancies.

30.

asked the Minister for Labour if he will state in respect of September, 1971, the number of notifications of qualified redundancies received in his Department classified by industry group and by sex.

The information requested is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

CLASSIFICATION OF REDUNDANCY NOTIFICATIONS BY INDUSTRIAL ETC., GROUPS.

Group

September 1971

Men

Women

Total

Textiles

219

90

309

Food and Drink

35

23

58

Distributive Trades

27

19

46

Agriculture

67

67

Vehicles

39

39

Clothing, including Footwear

4

9

13

Building and Construction

79

2

81

Personal Services

29

19

48

Engineering, Machinery, Metal Manufactures etc.

22

2

24

Transport and Communications

13

7

20

Woodworking, Furniture etc.

9

9

Mining and Quarrying

1

1

2

National Government Services

56

1

57

Paper-making, Stationery, Printing etc.

10

4

14

Entertainments and Sports

2

2

4

Leather Manufactures, Rubber and Waterproof Groups

8

2

10

Professions

1

1

2

Finance

1

1

2

Fertilisers, Paints, Chemicals, Drugs etc.

6

2

8

Gas, Electricity and Water

14

14

Bricks, Artificial Building Materials, Pottery, Glass etc.

1

1

Tobacco

Miscellaneous

67

8

75

Totals

710

193

903

31.

asked the Minister for Labour if he will state in respect of the periods January to August, 1970, and January to August, 1971, the number of notifications of qualified redundancies received in his Department classified by industry group and by sex.

The information requested is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

CLASSIFICATION of Redundancy Notifications by Industrial etc. Groups (First Eight Months of 1971 and 1970)

Group

1/1/71 to 31/8/71

1/1/70 to 31/8/70

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

Total

Textiles

373

279

652

276

98

374

Food and Drink

574

115

689

249

49

298

Distributive Trades

387

145

532

236

108

344

Agriculture

421

11

432

189

2

191

Vehicles

305

15

320

19

1

20

Clothing, including Footwear

182

154

336

73

85

158

Building and Construction

262

4

266

163

1

164

Personal Services

86

139

225

77

142

219

Engineering, Machinery, Metal Manufacture etc.

205

16

221

89

32

121

Transport and Communications

136

19

155

94

1

95

Woodworking, Furniture etc.

148

14

162

61

6

67

Mining and Quarrying

151

151

17

2

19

National Government Services

91

2

93

87

1

88

Paper-making, Stationery, Printing etc.

87

28

115

57

69

126

Entertainments and Sports

73

50

123

36

47

83

Leather Manufactures, Rubber and Waterproof Groups

72

13

85

50

4

54

Professions

40

40

80

7

24

31

Finance

14

38

52

Fertilisers, Paints, Chemicals, Drugs etc.

24

6

30

17

1

18

Gas, Electricity and Water

10

10

28

28

Bricks, Artificial Building Materials, Pottery, Glass etc

12

2

14

29

2

31

Tobacco

4

4

Miscellaneous

67

8

75

55

13

68

Totals

3,722

1,090

4,812

1,909

688

2,597

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