Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Department of An Taoiseach
Security Industry
9:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 191: To ask the Taoiseach if he has statistics in respect of the number of people working in the private security industry; the number who are subcontractors; the number who are employees; if he has information regarding wage rates in the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2858/08]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The most up-to-date information available, as requested by the deputy, is taken from the Census 2006 and is contained in the table. No details are available in respect of wages.
| Total Number of persons at work in the Private Security industry. | ||||
| Industry | Total at work | Employees | Self-employed, with paid employees | Self-employed without paid employees |
| Investigation and Security activities | 10,223 | 9,560 | 424 | 239 |
Investigation and Security activities covers the following activities: Security, Bodyguards and Private Detectives.
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