John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 284: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average workforce in Ireland in 2007 and in each of the previous ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17636/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The average workforce in Ireland for the years 1998 to 2007 is set out in the following table. This is based on the average number of people employed per year as calculated in the Quarterly National Household Survey published by the Central Statistics Office. The increase in the average numbers in employment in the last ten years is 596,000 or 39%.