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Dáil Éireann - Volume 40 - 14 October, 1931 Written Answers. - Unemployment statistics. Mr. Lemass Mr. Lemass Mr. Lemass asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce to state the number of carpenters to state the number of carpenters, bricklayers, plasterers, stonecutters, plumbers, painters and builders' labourers registered as unemployed on October 1st in each of the years 1930 and 1931. Mr. McGilligan Mr. McGilligan Mr. McGilligan: The numbers of men of the occupations referred to registered as unemployed on the 5th October, 1930, and the 4th October, 1931—these being the dates nearest to the 1st October in respect of which the information is available—are as follows:—
21 *Separate figures in respect of stone-cutters [21] are not available. They are included in those given for masons and quarrymen. Mr. Lemass Mr. Lemass Mr. Lemass asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce to state the number of persons registered as unemployed at each Employment Exchange on January 1st, July 1st, and October 1st, 1931, or the nearest dates for which figures are available. Mr. McGilligan Mr. McGilligan Mr. McGilligan: The number of persons registered as unemployed at each Employment Exchange and attached Local Offices of my Department on the dates for which figures are available nearest to January 1st, July 1st and October 1st, 1931, are as follows:--
TOTAL: 5th Jan, 1931. 6th July, 1931. 26,167. 21,427. 4th Oct., 1931. 23, 427. Mr. Lemass Mr. Lemass Mr. Lemass asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce to state the number of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, distinguishing between male and female, and the number in receipt of unemployment benefit in January 1st, July 1st and October 1st, 1931, or on the nearest dates for which figures are available. Mr. McGilligan Mr. McGilligan 22 [22] Mr. McGilligan: The numbers of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts at the 5th October, 1930, which is the last date of the 1929-1930 insurance year, were 223,830 males and 58,792 females. Figures showing the number of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts at the 4th October, 1931, the last date of the 1930-1931 insurance year, are not yet available. The number of persons to whom Unemployment Benefit was paid in the week ended 5th January, 1931, was 11,717 males and 2,434 females, in the week ended 6th July, 1931, 9,106 males and 1,828 females , and in the week ended 4th Octobr ,1931, 10,511 males and 2,006 females. Mr. Davin Mr. Davin Mr. Davin asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if will state (1) the number of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts normally employed in each industrial group in April, 1926, and in April, 1931, respectively; (2) the number of persons registered as unemployed in each of the several industrial groups at each Employment Exchange at the end of April,1926, the end of April, 1931, and the end of Semptmber,1931, respectively. Mr. McGilligan Mr. McGilligan Mr. McGilligan: (1) The number of persons insured under the Unemployment Insurance Act classified according to the main industrial groups at the 3rd July, 1926, and the 5th October, 1930—which are the dates nearest to those specified in the question for which figures are available—are as follows:—
(2) No figures are readily available which show the number of persons registered as the unemployed classified according to industrial groups. The preparation of such figures would involve excessive time and labour. Dáil Éireann 40 Written Answers. Unemployment statistics. Questions 19311014
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