Dáil Éireann - Volume 51 - 21 March, 1934 - Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers.


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Dáil Éireann - Volume 51 - 21 March, 1934

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employment in Building Trades

Tadhg O Murchadha Tadhg O Murchadha

Tadhg O Murchadha asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he can state the number of persons normally employed in the building trades (setting out separately the figures for each craft and for builders' labourers) who were registered as unemployed on each of the following dates in 1932 and 1933:—i.e., 1st January, 1st May, and 1st October, or the nearest dates for which figures are available.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Lemass) Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Lemass)

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Lemass): I am circulating with the Official Report a table giving the desired information.

Following is the table:—

SAORSTÁT EIREANN.

STATEMENT showing the total number of persons, in each occupation comprised in the Building Trade Group, on the Live Register on the undermentioned dates.

Occupation	1932			1933
	4th	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st
	January	April	October	January	April	October
Carpenters	840	810	869	1,061	877	368
Bricklayers	134	124	74	119	103	51
Masons	292	206	315	408	299	134
Slaters and Tilers	17	37	16	25	19	8
Plasterers	223	304	189	333	174	40
Painters and Paper hangers	787	332	603	1,084	632	465
Plumbers and Glaziers	111	152	149	172	198	98
Builders' Labourers'	1,931	1,892	2,181	2,431	2,387	1,902
TOTAL IN BUILDING TRADE	4,335	3,857	4,396	5,633	4,689	3,066

Dáil Éireann 51 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Employment in Building Trades

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