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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 25 Jul 1996

Vol. 468 No. 4

Written Answers. - Quarry Employment.

Mary Coughlan

Question:

4 Miss Coughlan asked the Taoiseach the number employed in the quarry industry on a county by county basis in respect of each of the years 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990 and 1995. [14935/96]

The estimated number of persons engaged in the mining, quarrying and turf industry in respect of each of the years specified by the Deputy is as follows:

Year

Number of Persons (000's)

1995

4.6*

1990

5.2

1985

8.7

1980

11.6

1975

10.4**

* Provisional — final figures will be available later this month.
** Figure for September 1975 — no data available for other quarters.
This is the most detailed sectoral breakdown available for the quarry industry. Employment estimates are not available on a county by county basis. These estimates are derived from the Quarterly Industrial Inquiry conducted by the CSO in March, June, September and December of each year.
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