Written answers
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Department of An Taoiseach
Tourism Employment
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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110. To ask the Taoiseach the extent to which the number of jobs in the tourism sector has improved in each of the past four years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39736/15]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. In line with EU requirements the QNHS collects sector of employment according to the standard EU classification (NACE Rev.2).
The tourism sector requested by the Deputy is spread across different sectors within the classification and therefore no direct estimates can be provided.
The most recent figures available are for Quarter 3 2015.
Table 1a shows the number of persons employed (ILO) in Quarter 3 of each year from 2011 to 2015 classified by each detailed NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector as published by the CSO.
Table 1b shows the annual change in the number of persons employed (ILO) in Quarter 3 of each year from 2012 to 2015 classified by each detailed NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector as published by the CSO.
Table 1a Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by NACE Rev. 2 Economic Sector, Q3 2011-Q3 2015
| - | Q3 11 | Q3 12 | Q3 13 | Q3 14 | Q3 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 82.4 | 85.6 | 110.6 | 109.7 | 112.7 |
| Industry | 238.9 | 231.1 | 242.0 | 238.8 | 252.3 |
| Construction | 108.5 | 101.1 | 105.4 | 112.4 | 127.4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 276.5 | 272.7 | 273.3 | 275.3 | 273.8 |
| Transportation and storage | 96.7 | 90.3 | 88.2 | 87.5 | 90.0 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 121.1 | 123.1 | 137.7 | 139.8 | 139.9 |
| Information and communication | 77.1 | 78.2 | 82.0 | 79.3 | 83.7 |
| Financial, insurance and real estate activities | 99.1 | 102.3 | 101.5 | 103.1 | 99.8 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 96.6 | 100.4 | 111.3 | 116.9 | 122.6 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 69.4 | 66.6 | 64.7 | 65.2 | 68.0 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 99.3 | 99.8 | 96.1 | 98.1 | 101.3 |
| Education | 137.2 | 140.6 | 140.8 | 144.1 | 146.6 |
| Human health and social work activities | 243.5 | 245.0 | 243.6 | 249.5 | 253.4 |
| Other NACE activities | 95.5 | 101.9 | 99.9 | 101.6 | 104.8 |
| Not Stated | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
| Total persons | 1,845.6 | 1,841.3 | 1,899.3 | 1,926.9 | 1,983.0 |
*Estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable.
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.
Table 1b Persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) classified by NACE Rev. 2 Economic Sector, Q3 2012-Q3 2015- Annual change
| - | Q3 12 | Q3 13 | Q3 14 | Q3 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 3.2 | 25.1 | -1.0 | 3.1 |
| Industry | -7.9 | 10.9 | -3.2 | 13.6 |
| Construction | -7.4 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 15.0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | -3.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | -1.5 |
| Transportation and storage | -6.3 | -2.1 | -0.8 | 2.5 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 2.0 | 14.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Information and communication | 1.1 | 3.8 | -2.7 | 4.4 |
| Financial, insurance and real estate activities | 3.1 | -0.7 | 1.6 | -3.3 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 3.8 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| Administrative and support service activities | -2.9 | -1.9 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 0.5 | -3.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| Education | 3.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| Human health and social work activities | 1.5 | -1.4 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| Other NACE activities | 6.4 | -1.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
| Not Stated | -0.9 | -0.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 |
| Total persons | -4.3 | 58.0 | 27.7 | 56.0 |
*Estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable.
Source: Quarterly National Household Survey, Central Statistics Office.
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