Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 24 Feb 1954

Vol. 144 No. 7

Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Unemployed.

Mr. Larkin

asked the Taoiseach if he will state the number of persons unemployed in Dublin and Dún Laoghaire at mid-January, 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1954, in each of the main industrial groups.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Donnchadh Ó Briain) (for the Taoiseach)

I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the desired information.

Following is the statement:—

Number of persons on the live register at Dublin County Borough and Dún Laoghaire Borough Exchanges at mid-January of the years 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1954 in each of the main industrial groups.

Industrial Group	Mid-January
1951	1952	1953*	1954*
Food	881	931	1,214	1,347
Drink	159	167	175	198
Tobacco	86	83	99	108
Textiles	184	364	254	228
Clothing	886	2,406	1,436	1,503
Skins and leather, rubber and waterproof goods	88	79	95	67
Woodworking, furniture and fittings	200	380	522	459
Metal manufactures and engineering	616	499	866	665
Vehicles	353	545	763	558
Fertilisers, chemicals, paints etc.	156	280	214	176
Papermaking, stationery, printing, etc.	252	333	572	415
Mining and quarrying	33	24	45	35
Bricks, building materials, pottery, etc.	116	94	263	127
General building (houses, etc.)	2,491	3,285	4,128	4,282
Other construction (roads, etc.)	1,276	1,043	1,300	1,031
Gas, electricity and water	108	72	80	92
Transport and communication	1,163	1,344	2,058	1,727
Distributive trades	2,478	2,455	3,037	2,858
Finance	252	265	291	464
Public administration	424	445	639	671
Professions	172	166	257	288
Personal services	1,092	1,162	1,499	1,460
Entertainments and sports	164	251	241	265
Agriculture	222	181	299	346
Fishing	20	8	15	7
Other	404	461	579	598
Total	14,276	17,323	20,941	19,975

*The content of the figures in 1953 and 1954 differs from that of 1951 and 1952 due to legislative changes effected by the Social Welfare Act, 1952. It is not possible to give a precise measure of the effect of the legislative changes in increasing the live register.