asked the Minister for Labour if he will state in respect of the 12 months ended 31st August, 1972, the numbers of redundancies notified to his Department classified by (a) sex and (b) industry and/or service.
Written Answers. - Notified Redundancies.
452.
The numbers of redundancies notified under the Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 and 1971 in respect of the 12 months ended 31st August, 1972, classified by (a) sex and (b) industry and/or service were as follows:
|
Industry and/or Service |
Men |
Women |
Total |
|
1. Textiles |
610 |
532 |
1,142 |
|
2. Food and Drink |
998 |
528 |
1,526 |
|
3. Distributive Trades |
611 |
427 |
1,038 |
|
4. Agriculture |
434 |
9 |
443 |
|
5. Vehicles |
291 |
9 |
300 |
|
6. Clothing, including Footwear |
327 |
345 |
672 |
|
7. Building and Construction |
1,278 |
26 |
1,304 |
|
8. Personal Services |
486 |
388 |
874 |
|
9. Engineering, Machinery, Metal Manufacturers, etc. |
714 |
128 |
842 |
|
10. Transport and Communication |
535 |
37 |
572 |
|
11. Woodworking, Furniture, etc. |
279 |
22 |
301 |
|
12. Mining and Quarrying |
90 |
4 |
94 |
|
13. National Government Services |
155 |
11 |
166 |
|
14. Paper-making, Stationery, Printing, etc. |
170 |
60 |
230 |
|
15. Entertainments and Sports |
210 |
94 |
304 |
|
16. Leather Manufactures, Rubber and Waterproof Groups |
107 |
28 |
135 |
|
17. Professions |
47 |
161 |
208 |
|
18. Finance |
9 |
26 |
35 |
|
19. Fertilisers, Paints, Chemicals, Drugs, etc. |
109 |
84 |
193 |
|
20. Gas, Electricity and Water |
69 |
1 |
70 |
|
21. Bricks, Artificial Building Materials, Pottery, Glass, etc. |
78 |
5 |
83 |
|
22. Tobacco |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
23. Miscellaneous |
160 |
52 |
212 |
|
Totals |
7,768 |
2,977 |
10,745 |