Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 136: To ask the Taoiseach the percentage union density here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38851/05]

Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Quarterly labour force estimates are compiled from the quarterly national household survey. As of the second quarter, March to May of 2004, there were 521,400 employees with union membership from a total of 1,507,100 employees, giving a union membership rate of 34.6%. In the second quarter of 2005 there were 1,594,200 employees of whom 544,500 or 34.2%, were members of a trade union.