Written answers

Wednesday, 31 October 2007

Department of An Taoiseach

Employment Levels

9:00 pm

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien 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]

Photo of Tom KittTom 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 IndustryCensus 2002Census 2006
Geographic Area
Leinster77,271108,142
Carlow1,9942,711
Dublin32,33441,756
Dublin City12,92815,992
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown4,0214,732
Fingal6,2919,841
South Dublin9,09411,191
Kildare7,66510,981
Kilkenny3,6415,024
Laoighis2,6284,351
Longford1,2732,055
Louth3,8055,350
Meath7,29811,010
Offaly2,8384,428
Westmeath3,0694,641
Wexford5,9429,369
Wicklow4,7846,466
Munster42,27961,532
Clare4,1726,071
Cork17,52725,799
Cork City3,8974,850
Cork County13,63020,949
Kerry5,4948,216
Limerick6,0948,224
Limerick City1,2871,475
Limerick County4,8076,749
North Tipperary2,2783,433
South Tipperary3,2494,789
Waterford3,4655,000
Waterford City1,1281,518
Waterford County2,3373,482
Connacht19,46329,761
Galway8,52113,158
Galway City1,6862,775
Galway County6,83510,383
Leitrim1,1401,971
Mayo5,3577,787
Roscommon2,3813,690
Sligo2,0643,155
Ulster (part of)10,25815,749
Cavan2,5694,082
Donegal5,4398,124
Monaghan2,2503,543
State149,271215,184

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