asked the Minister for Labour the number of redundancies notified to his Department on a quarterly basis for the years 1985 to 1988 inclusive.
Written Answers. - Redundancies Statistics.
134.
The numbers of redundancies notified to my Department under the Redundancy Payments Acts on a quarterly basis for the years 1985 to 1988, inclusive, were as follows:—
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
|
1st Quarter |
6,012 |
5,798 |
5,571 |
7,452 |
2nd Quarter |
4,518 |
6,342 |
5,684 |
5,424 |
3rd Quarter |
5,459 |
5,337 |
5,601 |
5,172 |
4th Quarter |
6,545 |
5,313 |
7,234 |
— |
Totals |
22,534 |
22,790 |
24,090 |
18,048 |
(for three quarters) |