asked the Minister for Labour if he will give details of the redundancies notified to his Department since 30 June 1981; and the companies and the number involved in each case.
Written Answers. - Redundancy Figures.
625.
The number of proposed redundancies notified to my Department under the Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 1979, from 1 July 1981 to 31 October 1981 totalled 5,151.
Information in relation to individual companies is regarded as confidential and it is not the practice to publish information in such a form as to identify the individual companies concerned.
Statistics of notified redundancies under the Redundancy Payments Acts are available by employment sector. The relevant statistics for the period mentioned are as follows:—
|
Industrial Group |
Number of Employees |
|
Food |
495 |
|
Drink |
49 |
|
Tobacco |
2 |
|
Textiles |
149 |
|
Clothing |
149 |
|
Skins and Leather etc. |
25 |
|
Woodworking, Furniture etc. |
120 |
|
Metals and Engineering |
895 |
|
Vehicles |
322 |
|
Fertilisers, Chemicals etc. |
346 |
|
Papermaking, Printing etc. |
125 |
|
Brick, Artificial Building Materials etc. |
79 |
|
Total Manufacturing |
2,756 |
|
Agriculture |
142 |
|
Fisheries |
3 |
|
Mining and Quarrying |
36 |
|
Building and Construction |
830 |
|
Gas, Electricity and Water |
100 |
|
Transport and Communication |
168 |
|
Distributive Trades |
767 |
|
Finance |
37 |
|
Public Administration |
11 |
|
Professions |
34 |
|
Personal Services |
173 |
|
Entertainments and Sports |
15 |
|
Miscellaneous |
79 |
|
TOTAL |
5.151 |