Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers - Building Industry Employment.
- Building industry employment index 4 speeches
The October 1980 employee index was provisionally 95.8, compared with 100.2 a year earlier; the Minister said the revised series was forthcoming and would not predict its effect on the trend.
John Bruton, Seán Moore
- Housing output and building industry statistics 4 speeches
Tully asked how housing completions could rise despite falling cement sales and building employment. The Minister invited him to submit a separate question and said he would answer it.
James Tully, Seán Moore
- Criticism of Government performance 3 speeches
Barry called the Government’s performance the worst in the country’s history; the Ceann Comhairle said it was not a question, and Barry insisted that it was.
Peter Barry, Padraig Faulkner
asked the Taoiseach the monthly index of employees in the building industry in October 1980; and the figure for the same month in 1979.
Comment on this
The monthly Index of Employees in the building industry (to base 1975=100) was provisionally estimated as 95.8 in October 1980. The corresponding figure for October 1979 was 100.2.
However it should be noted that this index is currently undergoing revision in the light of the recent results of the labour force estimates for the building and construction sector. The revised series will be published shortly.
Comment on this
Would the Minister agree that the revision will not make any difference to the trend disclosed in his reply?
Comment on this
I should prefer to wait until I see the revised series before answering that question.
Comment on this
Can the Minister say how, with drops in both the sale of cement and in the number of people employed in the building industry, statistics seem to show that there were more houses built last year than in previous years? Can he explain that?
Comment on this
Again, I think it is a separate question. If the Deputy puts down a question asking how many houses were built we will give the answer.
Comment on this
Would the Minister agree that his answers to Question No. 24 and previous questions is a record of the worst Government performance this country has ever known?
