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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 5 Mar 1941

Vol. 82 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment in Building Trade.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the number of persons in each occupation of the building trade group on the registers of the employment exchanges in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire on the first Monday of January, April, July and October, 1939 and 1940, and on the first Monday of January, 1941.

The particulars which the Deputy requires will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following are the particulars referred to:—

NUMBER of persons in each occupation of the Building Trade group on the Live Register of the Employment Exchanges in Dublin and Dunlaoghaire on the undermentioned dates.

DATE

Occupations in Building Trade Group

Carpenters

Bricklayers

Masons

Plasterers and Tilers

Painters

Plumbers and Glaziers

Builders' Labourers

Total

Dublin Employment Exchange

2nd Jan.,

1939

434

117

28

147

596

99

1,774

3,195

3rd April,

,,

474

138

36

174

457

149

2,001

3,429

3rd July,

,,

239

107

56

139

321

182

1,827

2,871

1st Oct.,

,,

322

159

45

189

400

119

1,928

3,162

31st Dec.,

,,

586

230

56

256

708

193

2,077

4.106

30th March,

1940

849

264

75

379

631

182

2,256

4,636

30th June,

,,

442

110

52

257

416

199

1,474

2,950

6th Oct.,

,,

301

113

45

275

418

153

1,445

2,750

5th Jan.,

1941

485

185

56

240

668

151

1,724

3,511*

Dunlaoghaire Employment Exchange

2nd Jan,

1939

50

5

12

50

3

166

286

3rd April,

,,

62

7

2

4

31

5

125

236

3rd July,

,,

23

9

4

24

3

128

191

1st Oct.,

,,

24

13

17

22

8

116

200

31st Dec.,

,,

53

18

2

24

52

5

154

308

30th March,

1940

55

20

2

20

49

9

181

336

30th June,

,,

47

3

19

29

7

118

223

6th Oct.,

,,

32

1

18

43

11

131

236

5th Jan.,

1941

24

5

13

10

56

12

124

244

* Including also 2 Steel Fixers and Benders not previously distinguished.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the number of persons in each occupation in the building group on the registers of the employment exchanges and branch employment offices on the first Monday of January, April, July and October in each of the years 1939 and 1940 and on the first Monday of January, 1941.

The particulars which the Deputy requires will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following are the particulars referred to:—

Particulars in respect of January, April, July, October and December, 1939, were given to Deputy Norton in a written answer which appears on pages 1719-20 of Parliamentary Debates, Vol. 78, No. 5, 21st and 22nd February, 1940.

NUMBER of persons in each occupation in the Building Trade Group on the Live Register of the Employment Exchanges and Branch Employment Offices on the undermentioned dates.

Occupation

30th March, 1940

30th June, 1940

6th October, 1940

5th January, 1941

Carpenters

1,944

1,118

837

1,484

Bricklayers

368

166

146

266

Masons

476

312

304

503

Plasterers and Tilers

708

495

550

578

Painters

1,089

664

741

1,281

Plumbers and Glaziers

261

283

244

254

Builders' Labourers

5,080

3,247

3,371

4,327

TOTAL

9,926

6,285

6,193

8,708†

†Including also 15 Steel Fixers and Benders not previously distinguished.

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