asked the Taoiseach if he will state for 1971 the number of industrial disputes and the number of man-days lost and workers involved in the manufacturing sector, services and other sectors.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Lost Man-days.
2.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving provisional estimates of the data requested for the groupings normally used.
Following is the statement:
NUMBER of industrial disputes, number of man-days lost and number of workers involved in 1971*
Industrial Group |
Disputes |
Man-days lost |
Workers involved |
Mining, Quarrying etc. |
5 |
15,000 |
1,000 |
Manufacturing |
62 |
140,000 |
13,900 |
Construction and repairs (incl. building) |
20 |
14,000 |
3,700 |
Electricity, Gas, Water and Sanitary Services |
6 |
7,000 |
1,100 |
Commerce |
14 |
15,000 |
800 |
Transport |
15 |
59,000 |
17,600 |
Services |
13 |
23,000 |
5,100 |
Total |
135 |
273,000 |
43,200 |
*Provisional estimate