asked the Minister for Labour the total number of manhours lost in strikes and industrial action for (i) 1977, (ii) 1978, and (iii) 1979 to date.
Written Answers. - Losses Through Strikes.
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The Central Statistics Office is the official source of statistics relating to industrial disputes. The statistics published by that office relate to man-days lost rather than hours lost due to industrial disputes. According to that office, the number of man-days lost during 1977 was 442,145.
Statistics are not yet available from the Central Statistics Office concerning industrial disputes during 1978 and 1979. My Department estimate, however, that 588,000 man-days were lost through industrial disputes in 1978 and that the figure for the first quarter of 1979 was approximately 469,000.
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asked the Minister for Labour the total number of working days lost through strikes for each of the years 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, to the latest date in 1979 for which figures are available.
The Central Statistics Office is the official source of statistics relating to industrial disputes. According to figures published by that office the number of man-days lost as a result of industrial disputes in each of the years 1973-1977 was as follows: 1973, 206, 725; 1974, 551, 833; 1975, 295, 716; 1976, 776, 949; 1977, 442, 145.
Statistics are not yet available from the Central Statistics Office concerning industrial disputes during 1978 and 1979. My Department estimate, however, that about 588,000 man-days were lost through industrial disputes in 1978 and that the figures for the first quarter of 1979 was approximately 469,000.