asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state (1) the number of persons (a) male, (b) female, engaged in the woollen mills of the Irish Free State before a tariff was imposed on imported woollens and worsted, and (2) the number of persons (a) male and (b) female, engaged on 30th March, 1933, or nearest date thereto for which figures are available.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employment in Saorstát Woollen Mills.
The numbers of persons employed in Saorstát woollen mills on the production of woollens and worsteds at the date of the imposition of the tariff and on the 1st March, 1933, respectively, are as follows:—
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Employment at date of imposition of Tariff (Feb., 1929). |
Employment on 1st March, 1933 |
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Males |
Females |
TOTAL |
Males |
Females |
TOTAL |
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Woollens and Worsteds |
751 |
658 |
1,409 |
943 |
923 |
1,866 |