Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Ireland (Ratification: 1995)

The Committee notes the Government’s report for the period ending 31 May 2000 and the information supplied in reply to its previous comments.

Article 8 of the Convention. The Committee draws the attention of the Government to the obligations under Articles 5 and 6 to communicate to the ILO, as soon as practical, published data and methodological information.

Article 9, paragraph 1. The Committee notes that quarterly statistics of average earnings cover all major economic sectors, including the services sector and the public sector. Noting also that only industry and construction activities are covered by statistics of average hours paid, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate any measure envisaged to extend the collection, compilation and publication of such statistics to the services and public sectors as well.

Article 9, paragraph 2. Referring to its previous comments on this point, the Committee once again asks the Government to indicate any measure envisaged to collect, compile and publish statistics of average wage rates and normal hours of work covering important occupations or occupational groups and, if not, to give the reasons for the absence of such measures.

Article 13. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide the ILO with the publications containing the results from the 1999 to 2000 survey as well as such future publications on the matter.

Article 14. Recalling its previous request, the Committee hopes that the Government will not fail to supply to the ILO: (i) information with respect to the particular standards and guidelines that have been taken into consideration in the development of statistics of work accidents (in accordance with Article 2); (ii) a more detailed description of the sources, concepts, definitions and methodology used in collecting and compiling statistics of work accidents (in accordance with Article 6); and (iii) information regarding the compilation of data on work time lost, if any.

Noting withinterest that statistics on occupational injuries and illnesses are compiled through the quarterly national household survey, the Committee asks the Government to communicate to the ILO the information provided for under Articles 2, 3, 5, 6 and 14, in the report form of the Convention, regarding these statistics.

The Government is also asked to supply information regarding any step to be taken so as to extend the coverage of the statistics to include occupational injuries resulting in less than four days of absence from work as well as those resulting in four days’ absence or more.

Article 15. The Committee once again asks the Government to supply: (i) the standards and guidelines that have been taken into consideration in the development of these statistics (in accordance with Article 2); (ii) a detailed description of statistics published by the competent national body (in accordance with Article 6).

Article 16. The Committee wishes to draw the Government’s attention once again to the possibility of accepting the obligation of Article 10 in accordance with Article 16(3). It also asks the Government to communicate to the ILO, as soon as practicable, the relevant publication containing the results of the 1995 EC structure of earnings survey.