Dáil Éireann - Volume 348 - 21 February, 1984

Written Answers. - Tanning Industry Employment.

357. Mr. J. Leonard asked the Taoiseach the number of persons employed in the tanning industry in each of the last ten years.

The Taoiseach: The number of persons engaged in the tanning and dressing of [186] leather industry in mid-September of the years 1974 to 1983 is shown in the following table:

Year

Number of persons

(000's)

1974

1.5

1975

1.6

1976

1.5

1977

1.5

1978

1.4

1979

1.2

1980

1.2

1981

0.9

1982

0.8

1983†

0.7

†Preliminary