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asked the Taoiseach if he will give an industrial analysis of the live register of unemployed for Kells local employment office area for mid-December, 1971, or the latest available date, indicating the main changes as against the same date last year and the reasons for such changes.
292.
asked the Taoiseach if he will give an industrial analysis of the live register of unemployed for Trim local employment office area for mid-December, 1971, or the latest available date, indicating the main changes as against the same date last year and the reasons for such changes.
293.
asked the Taoiseach if he will give an industrial analysis of the live register of unemployed for Navan local employment office area for mid-December, 1971, or the latest available date indicating the main changes as against the same date last year and the reasons for such changes.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 to 293 together.
Following is the information requested:—
NUMBER of persons on the Live Register at mid December, 1971, at Kells, Trim and Navan local employment offices classified by industrial groups and showing the changes compared with the corresponding date in 1970.
|
Trim LO |
Kells LO |
Navan LO |
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|
Industrial Group |
Mid-December, 1971 |
Change since December, 1970 |
Mid-December, 1971 |
Change since December, 1970 |
Mid-December, 1971 |
Change since December, 1970 |
|
Food |
— |
2 |
+ 1 |
4 |
– 6 |
|
|
Drink |
1 |
— |
— |
|||
|
Textiles |
3 |
+ 3 |
2 |
– 1 |
31 |
+ 4 |
|
Clothing |
1 |
+ 1 |
12 |
+ 8 |
17 |
+ 9 |
|
Woodworking, furniture and fittings |
— |
– 1 |
1 |
– 1 |
80 |
+ 63(a) |
|
Metal manufactures and engineering |
1 |
4 |
+ 3 |
8 |
+ 6 |
|
|
Vehicles |
3 |
+ 2 |
2 |
+ 2 |
— |
|
|
Papermaking, stationery, printing and bookbinding |
5 |
+ 4 |
— |
— |
– 1 |
|
|
Mining and quarrying |
— |
1 |
+ 1 |
— |
||
|
Bricks, artificial building materials, pottery and glass |
— |
1 |
7 |
+ 1 |
||
|
Building, contracting and works of construction |
29 |
– 2 |
37 |
+ 7 |
32 |
+ 4 |
|
Gas, electricity and water |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
||
|
Transport and communication |
1 |
+ 1 |
1 |
– 2 |
11 |
– 3 |
|
Distributive trades |
— |
– 2 |
9 |
+ 5 |
15 |
|
|
Finance |
— |
1 |
+ 1 |
2 |
– 6 |
|
|
Public administration |
— |
1 |
– 2 |
8 |
+ 1 |
|
|
Professions |
1 |
– 1 |
7 |
+ 6 |
14 |
– 1 |
|
Personal services |
4 |
+ 2 |
10 |
+ 6 |
31 |
– 2 |
|
Entertainments and sports |
— |
— |
2 |
+ 2 |
||
|
Agriculture |
36 |
– 5 |
59 |
– 5 |
60 |
+ 4 |
|
TOTAL |
85 |
+ 2 |
150 |
+ 39 |
324 |
+ 75 |
(a)Detailed information is not available in respect of each of the specific changes shown by returns from the local employment offices. The increase in the industrial group woodworking, furniture and fittings shown for the Navan local office reflected the closure of a furniture factory.
