Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Department of An Taoiseach
Live Register Data
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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111. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons formerly employed in the various construction trade categories who are on the live register; if he will provide a breakdown of these persons by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25564/14]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Central Statistics Office has compiled a new experimental series, for evaluation purposes, showing estimated flows to and from the Live Register. The series is based on an analysis by the CSO of administrative data from the Department of Social Protection. Statistics for May 2014, the latest period available, are shown in the following table. The figures for Occupation held are based on what was declared by jobseekers at social welfare offices.
The experimental series is for evaluation purposes only and, while every effort has been made to reconcile these figures with the official Live Register total, where any discrepancy may exist the official Live Register figures are considered the correct figures.
Table 1 - Live register (Persons) by Occupation held, May 2014
| Construction, woodwork and metal and related industries | 87,850 |
|---|---|
| Civil engineer, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, software engineer | 3,890 |
| Architect, surveyor, town planner | 700 |
| Draughtsman, draughtsperson, insurance surveyor, loss assessor, quantity surveyor | 320 |
| Blocklayer, bricklayer, builder, building contractor, dry liner, ganger, glazier, mason, painter (construction), plaster, stonemason, tiler | 43,630 |
| Fitter, goldsmith, machine tool setter, metal machinist, silversmith | 2,580 |
| Electrical trade, electrician, linesman/woman, radio service engineer, tv/video service engineer | 3,590 |
| Heating engineer, metal fabricator, metal former, plumber, sheet metal worker, steel fabricator, welder | 2,400 |
| Cabinet maker, carpenter, case and box maker, joiner, woodworker | 5,830 |
| Craft and related other occupation, foreman, glass cutter, horticultural worker, potter | 4,910 |
| Electroplater, furnace operator, heat treatment worker, metal treatment worker | 110 |
| Machine tool operator, metal polisher, metal process worker, sand blaster | 280 |
| Bus conductor, bus driver, bus inspector, delivery van driver, lorry driver, road transport worker, taxi driver, truck driver, van driver | 5,980 |
| Coalminer, mining/manufacturing other, plumber's mate | 170 |
| Builder's mate, carpenter's mate, construction other occupation, labourer (on building site), maintenance worker, road construction worker | 13,470 |
This information and further detailed breakdowns are available online and are updated annually.
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