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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 23 Apr 1941

Vol. 82 No. 12

Written Answers. - Employment on Housing Schemes.

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the number of building trade workers distinguishing between (a) skilled and (b) unskilled workers employed on local authorities' housing schemes during the last week in January, April, July and October in each of the years 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1940 and in January, 1941.

The reply is in statistical form and will be circulated in the Official Report.

The following particulars supplied by Local Authorities of men employed on Housing Schemes relate to the number employed on the last Saturday of each month.

YEAR

Last week of January

Last week of April

Last week of July

Last week of October

Skilled

Unskilled

Total

Skilled

Unskilled

Total

Skilled

Unskilled

Total

Skilled

Unskilled

Total

1937

3,307

4,150

7,457

2,817

3,723

6,540

2,353

3,013

5,366

3,117

4,048

7,165

1938

3,241

4,140

7,381

3,881

5,578

9,459

4,036

6,099

10,135

3,728

5,681

9,409

1939

3,184

4,358

7,542

3,102

3,919

7,021

2,812

3,586

6,398

2,100

2,461

4,561

1940

1,579

1,998

3,577

1,519

1,930

3,449

1,840

2,428

4,268

2,070

2,712

4,782

1941

1,817

2,249

4,066

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of Dublin County Borough and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire the number of building trade workers, distinguishing between (a) skilled and (b) unskilled workers, employed on local authorities' housing schemes during the last week in January, April, July and October in each of the years 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1940, and in January, 1941.

The reply is in statistical form and will be circulated in the Official Report.

The following particulars supplied by the Local Authorities for Dublin County Borough and Dun Laoghaire Borough of men employed on Housing Schemes relate to the number employed on the last Saturday of each month.

YEAR

Last week of January

Last week of April

Last week of July

Last week of October

Skilled

Unskilled

Total

Skilled

Unskilled

Total

Skilled

Unskilled

Total

Skilled

Unskilled

Total

1937

708

934

1,642

328

439

767

(Building Strike)

581

658

1,239

1938

796

861

1,657

1,242

1,878

3,120

1,524

2,800

4,324

1,438

2,282

3,720

1939

1,057

1,650

2,707

934

1,187

2,121

756

939

1,695

606

650

1,256

1940

430

434

864

203

276

479

390

685

1,075

793

1,253

2,046

1941

849

1,145

1,994

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