Unemployed Building Workers
The latest available figure was 43,818 construction workers on the live register in October 1984; Molloy called this evidence of failed policies, while Barrett said the share was lower than in 1980.
asked the Taoiseach the number of unemployed building and construction workers at the end of November, 1984.
Comment on this
(Dún Laoghaire): A special industrial analysis of the live register is carried out in respect of the second Friday of each month. On 12 October 1984, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 43,818 persons on the live register whose previous employment had been in the sector “Building, Contracting and Works of Construction”.
Comment on this
In other words, half the building workers in the country are unemployed — a clear indication of the failure of the Government's policies.