Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the statistics for the length of the average working week for persons in full-time employment in the economy here; the similar statistics for the same category of workers ten and 20 years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28469/04]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Figures supplied by the Central Statistics Office show that the annual average number of hours worked per week by workers in the manufacturing sector, part-time and full-time, in 2003 was 39.8. The corresponding figures for 1993 and 1983, respectively, were 40.3 and 40.6. Figures are only available for the manufacturing sector and separate data for full-time and part-time workers is not available. Data is not yet available for 2004.