Written answers
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Department of An Taoiseach
Employment Levels
9:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 142: To ask the Taoiseach the number of people employed in the construction industry on a county basis in the years 2002 and 2006; if he expects this trend to continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26543/07]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to 2002 and 2006 is contained in the following table. Projected employment data for the construction sector is not available.
Persons aged 15 years and over at work in the Construction industry, in each Province, County and City, Census 2002 & 2006 | ||
Construction Industry | Census 2002 | Census 2006 |
Geographic Area | ||
Leinster | 77,271 | 108,142 |
Carlow | 1,994 | 2,711 |
Dublin | 32,334 | 41,756 |
Dublin City | 12,928 | 15,992 |
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown | 4,021 | 4,732 |
Fingal | 6,291 | 9,841 |
South Dublin | 9,094 | 11,191 |
Kildare | 7,665 | 10,981 |
Kilkenny | 3,641 | 5,024 |
Laoighis | 2,628 | 4,351 |
Longford | 1,273 | 2,055 |
Louth | 3,805 | 5,350 |
Meath | 7,298 | 11,010 |
Offaly | 2,838 | 4,428 |
Westmeath | 3,069 | 4,641 |
Wexford | 5,942 | 9,369 |
Wicklow | 4,784 | 6,466 |
Munster | 42,279 | 61,532 |
Clare | 4,172 | 6,071 |
Cork | 17,527 | 25,799 |
Cork City | 3,897 | 4,850 |
Cork County | 13,630 | 20,949 |
Kerry | 5,494 | 8,216 |
Limerick | 6,094 | 8,224 |
Limerick City | 1,287 | 1,475 |
Limerick County | 4,807 | 6,749 |
North Tipperary | 2,278 | 3,433 |
South Tipperary | 3,249 | 4,789 |
Waterford | 3,465 | 5,000 |
Waterford City | 1,128 | 1,518 |
Waterford County | 2,337 | 3,482 |
Connacht | 19,463 | 29,761 |
Galway | 8,521 | 13,158 |
Galway City | 1,686 | 2,775 |
Galway County | 6,835 | 10,383 |
Leitrim | 1,140 | 1,971 |
Mayo | 5,357 | 7,787 |
Roscommon | 2,381 | 3,690 |
Sligo | 2,064 | 3,155 |
Ulster (part of) | 10,258 | 15,749 |
Cavan | 2,569 | 4,082 |
Donegal | 5,439 | 8,124 |
Monaghan | 2,250 | 3,543 |
State | 149,271 | 215,184 |
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