asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport the number of shore personnel employed by the two State-sponsored shipping concerns, Irish Shipping and B & I, on 1 January 1978; and how this compares with 1 January 1977.
Written Answers. - State-Sponsored Shipping Personnel.
463.
The information requested is set out in the following tables:
(a) Number of shore personnel employed on 1 January, 1978.
|
Irish Shipping |
B & I |
|
153 |
1,159 |
(b) Number of shore personnel employed in 1 January, 1977.
|
Irish Shipping |
B & I |
|
153 |
1,077 |
Note(1) The figures for Irish Shipping include two employed abroad in each case.
(2) The figures for B & I include 444 and 420 at (a) and (b) respectively who were employed abroad.