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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 21 Feb 1940

Vol. 78 No. 12

Written Answers. - Unemployment in Building Trade.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the number of persons in each category in the building trade group who were registered as unemployed during the first week in January, April, July and October, in 1938 and in 1939 and during the first week of January, 1940.

Particulars in respect of January, April, July and October, 1938, were given to the Deputy in a written answer which appears on pages 72-73 of Parliamentary Debates, Vol. 74, No. 1, 8th February, 1939.

Number of persons in each occupation in the Building Trade Group on the Live Register on the first Monday of January, April, July and October, 1939, and the last Saturday of December, 1939.

Occupation

January 2nd, 1939

April 3rd, 1939

July 3rd, 1939

October 1st, 1939

December 30th, 1939

Carpenters

1,210

1,280

719

920

1,677

Bricklayers

155

185

140

231

339

Masons

389

416

268

354

531

Plasterers and Tilers

286

338

250

350

638

Painters

1,109

813

493

676

1,325

Plumbers and Glaziers

138

229

243

194

286

Builders' Labourers

4,519

4,585

3,928

4,258

5,206

TOTAL

7,806

7,846

6,041

6,983

10,002

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the number of persons in each category in the building trade group who were registered as unemployed in the Dublin area during the first week of January, April, July and October in 1938 and in 1939 and on the first week of January, 1940.

Particulars in respect of January, April, July and October, 1938, were given in a written answer to Deputy Norton which appears on page 73 of Parliamentary Debates, Vol. 74, No. 1, 8th February, 1939.

Particulars in respect of January, 1939, were given in an oral answer to Deputy Norton which appears on page 781 of Parliamentary Debates, Vol 74, No. 7, 22nd February, 1939.

Number of persons in each occupation in the Building Trade Group on the Live Register at Dublin Employment Exchange on the first Monday of April, July and October, 1939, and the last Saturday in December, 1939:—

Occupation

April 3rd, 1939

July 3rd, 1939

Oct. 1st, 1939

Dec. 30th, 1939

Carpenters

474

239

322

586

Bricklayers

138

107

159

230

Masons

36

56

45

56

Plasterers and Tilers

174

139

189

256

Painters

457

321

400

708

Plumbers

149

182

119

193

Builders' Labourers

2,001

1,827

1,928

2,077

TOTAL

3,429

2,871

3,162

4,106

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