Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 25 Oct 1972

Vol. 263 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Industrial Enterprises.

68.

Mr. Desmond

asked the Taoiseach if he will indicate the number of industrial and commercial enterprises with more than 500 employees.

Mr. Andrews

Information in the form requested by the Deputy is not available as inquiries conducted by the Central Statistics Office are carried out on the basis of establishments or local units rather than on the basis of enterprises. In the industrial sector the results of the 1969 Census of Industrial Production showed 62 establishments with more than 500 persons employed in the transportable goods industries. In the retail and wholesale sectors the most recent information relates to the year 1966 when the last full Census of Distribution was taken. The results of that inquiry indicated fewer than five establishments with 500 or more persons employed; there were 27 establishments in these sectors with 200 or more persons. Similar information for other sectors is not available.

69.

Mr. Desmond

asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown for each of the past ten years of industrial enterprises and the number of employees.

Mr. Andrews

With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the number of establishments and the number of employees in each of the major groups of industries as recorded at the Census of Production for each of the years 1960 to 1969, the latest year for which these details are available at present.

Following is the statement:

PARTICULARS OF (a) THE NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND (b) THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN EACH MAJOR INDUSTRIAL GROUP AS RECORDED AT THE ANNUAL CENSUS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR THE YEARS 1960 TO 1969

Industrial Group	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees
Mining, quarrying and turf	96	9,218	92	9,640	95	9,118	107	9,488	105	9,853
Manufacturing industries:
Food	985	34,503	984	35,982	974	37,862	963	38,639	934	38,479
Drink and tobacco	135	9,758	138	9,913	138	9,909	139	9,992	137	10,140
Textiles	202	20,453	201	21,111	205	21,290	203	21,886	199	22,298
Clothing and footwear	356	21,322	354	21,970	354	22,171	359	22,328	350	22,563
Wood and furniture (including brushes and brooms)	326	6,670	322	6,789	322	7,316	316	7,515	311	7,603
Paper and printing	237	14,297	234	14,608	230	14,866	227	14,829	224	14,723
Chemicals and chemical products	137	5,352	140	5,620	140	5,683	140	5,805	136	5,901
Clay products, glass, cement, etc.	128	5,504	119	5,958	113	6,391	119	6,863	121	7,179
Metal and engineering (including vehicles)	372	24,009	395	26,301	397	28,565	394	30,198	401	31,951
Other manufacturing industries	224	7,759	226	8,299	230	8,739	228	9,194	228	10,162
Building, construction and service-type industries	1,140	60,798	1,106	62,531	1,084	65,287	1,105	67,864	1,132	69,594
Total	4,338	219,643	4,311	228,722	4,282	237,197	4,300	244,601	4,278	250,446

NOTES

(1) In general the Census does not cover establishments which had, on average, less than three persons engaged during the year. For 1966 and followin years the particulars included in the above statement for private building and construction firms relate to establishments in which five or more perso were engaged.

(2) The coverage of the private Building and Construction industry was increased as from 1966, and the data for this industry from that date are not d comparable with those of earlier years.

(3) The figures given for employees in the statement do not include outside piece-workers.

PARTICULARS OF (a) THE NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND (b) THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN EACH MAJOR INDUSTRIAL GROUP AS RECORDED AT THE ANNUAL CENSUS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR THE YEARS 1960 TO 1969

Industrial Group	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees	Establishments	Employees
Mining, quarrying and turf	104	9,812	98	10,073	99	9,844	101	10,287	104	10,565
Manufacturing industries:
Food	935	38,730	929	39,107	912	39,788	920	41,066	902	42,172
Drink and tobacco	137	10,248	134	10,187	128	10,231	123	10,373	119	10,644
Textiles	200	21,940	202	22,153	216	22,931	226	23,988	237	26,091
Clothing and footwear	346	22,237	340	22,053	340	22,207	346	22,468	366	24,179
Wood and furniture (including brushes and brooms)	316	7,785	309	7,581	318	7,586	306	7,670	310	7,853
Paper and printing	224	14,182	223	14,462	244	15,085	267	15,473	290	15,918
Chemicals and chemical products	144	6,038	147	6,720	145	6,954	146	7,284	147	7,768
Clay products, glass, cement, etc.	120	7,801	125	7,781	130	7,935	134	8,381	127	8,987
Metal and engineering (including vehicles)	400	32,398	406	33,066	406	32,926	417	34,727	445	37,664
Other manufacturing industries	225	10,549	227	10,557	231	10,794	238	11,542	250	12,435
Building, construction and service-type industries	1,144	72,332	1,383	74,765	1,411	75,154	1,365	78,276	1,330	78,739
Total	4,295	254,052	4,523	258,505	4,580	261,435	4,589	271,535	4,627	283,015

NOTES

(1) In general the Census does not cover establishments which had, on average, less than three persons engaged during the year. For 1966 and following years the particulars included in the above statement for private building and construction firms relate to establishments in which five or more persons were engaged.

(2) The coverage of the private Building and Construction industry was increased as from 1966, and the data for this industry from that date are not comparable with those of earlier years.

(3) The figures given for employees in the statement do not include outside piece-workers.