Vol. 514 No. 6
118 Mr. Stanton asked the Taoiseach the number of working days lost in the public and private sectors due to industrial disputes in 1999; the number of workers involved; the number of agencies or firms involved; the figures for 1997 and 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5243/00]
The CSO's statistics on industrial disputes provide a detailed sectoral breakdown but do not distinguish whether the dispute was in the public or private sector. The latest information available is in respect of the third quarter of 1999. The following table sets out the main statistics on industrial disputes in each sector in 1997, 1998 and between January and September 1999.
1997
|
Industrial group |
Number ofdisputes |
Number offirms |
Number ofworkers |
Days Lost |
|
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mining, quarrying and turf production |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Food |
3 |
3 |
426 |
11,701 |
|
Drink and tobacco |
2 |
2 |
234 |
2,104 |
|
Textiles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clothing and footwear |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Woodworking and furniture |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Paper and printing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Chemicals and chemical products |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clay products, glass, cement etc. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Metals and engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other manufacturing |
1 |
1 |
49 |
588 |
|
Construction and repair work (incl. building) |
1 |
1 |
9 |
36 |
|
Electricity, gas, water and sanitary services |
3 |
3 |
135 |
2,454 |
|
Commerce |
3 |
2 |
319 |
24,106 |
|
Transport, storage and communication |
3 |
3 |
202 |
1,612 |
|
Services |
12 |
18 |
3,990 |
31,907 |
|
Total 1997 |
28 |
33 |
5,364 |
74,508 |
|
Industrial group |
Number of disputes |
Number of firms |
Number of workers |
Days Lost |
|
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mining, quarrying and turf production |
1 |
1 |
56 |
3,864 |
|
Food |
1 |
1 |
230 |
345 |
|
Drink and tobacco |
1 |
1 |
208 |
416 |
|
Textiles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clothing and footwear |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Woodworking and furniture |
2 |
2 |
88 |
832 |
|
Paper and printing |
1 |
1 |
160 |
480 |
|
Chemicals and chemical products |
1 |
1 |
75 |
1,950 |
|
Clay products, glass, cement etc. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Metals and engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other manufacturing |
3 |
3 |
205 |
1,262 |
|
Construction and repair work (incl. building) |
2 |
1 |
71 |
1,263 |
|
Electricity, gas, water and sanitary services |
1 |
1 |
350 |
350 |
|
Commerce |
1 |
1 |
4 |
22 |
|
Transport, storage and communication |
4 |
4 |
2,981 |
7,534 |
|
Services |
16 |
45 |
3,632 |
19,056 |
|
Total 1998 |
34 |
62 |
8,060 |
37,374 |
|
Industrial group |
Number of disputes |
Number of firms |
Number of workers |
Days Lost |
|
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
1 |
1 |
26 |
1,144 |
|
Mining, quarrying and turf production |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Food |
2 |
2 |
164 |
723 |
|
Drink and tobacco |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Textiles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clothing and footwear |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Woodworking and furniture |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Paper and printing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Chemicals and chemical products |
1 |
1 |
101 |
5,808 |
|
Clay products, glass, cement etc. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Metals and engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other manufacturing |
1 |
1 |
52 |
676 |
|
Construction and repair work (incl. building) |
3 |
92 |
2,050 |
22,000 |
|
Electricity, gas, water and sanitary services |
2 |
1 |
375 |
616 |
|
Commerce |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Transport, storage and communication |
4 |
6 |
517 |
2,077 |
|
Services |
10 |
11 |
1,454 |
4,011 |
|
Total 1999 (January to September) |
24 |
115 |
4,739 |
37,055 |
