asked the Minister for Lands if he will give the number of forestry workers employed on each Saturday in April for the last five years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Forestry Employment.
22.
Employment statistics are not kept on a daily basis but I am arranging, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the numbers employed, so far as figures are available, for each week of April for the past five years:
Following is the statement:—
|
Year |
Week ended April |
Number of men |
|
1962 |
6th |
4,726 |
|
13th |
4,725 |
|
|
20th |
4,690 |
|
|
27th |
4,776 |
|
|
1963 |
5th |
5,120 |
|
12th |
5,086 |
|
|
19th |
5,107 |
|
|
26th |
5,034 |
|
|
1964 |
3rd |
4,854 |
|
10th |
4,776 |
|
|
17th |
4,766 |
|
|
24th |
4,779 |
|
|
1965 |
2nd |
4,892 |
|
9th |
4,840 |
|
|
16th |
4,823 |
|
|
23rd |
4,867 |
|
|
30th |
4,794 |
|
|
1966 |
1st |
4,405 |
|
8th |
4,387 |
|
|
15th |
4,393 |
|
|
22nd |
* |
|
|
29th |
* |
*Figures for these two weeks are not yet available.