Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 5 May 1936

Vol. 61 No. 15

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employment on Maintenance and Improvement of Roads.

Mr. Morrissey

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the total number of men employed in each county and county borough by direct labour on the maintenance and improvement of roads in December for each of the years 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935, and the gross total of men so employed in December each year.

Mr. O Ceallaigh

The information required by the Deputy will be printed in the Dáil Debates.

Total number of men employed in each County and County Borough by direct labour, on the maintenance and improvement of roads in December for each of the years 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935.

Authority	December, 1931	December, 1932	December, 1933	December, 1934	December, 1935
COUNTY COUNCILS:
Carlow	151	85	156	199	167
Cavan	685	575	635	798	676
Clare	618	1,247	1,813	4,008	2,250
Cork	1,922	2,942	2,311	2,190	2,150
Donegal	1,494	382	465	508	594
Dublin	969	569	436	405	325
Galway	1,303	1,319	1,368	1,637	1,449
Kerry	755	800	998	1,284	935
Kildare	508	386	425	699	570
Kilkenny	573	511	506	600	486
Laoighis	390	259	281	325	361
Leitrim	346	326	285	470	449
Limerick	933	840	585	761	826
Longford	171	142	235	190	255
Louth	168	128	127	273	307
Mayo	620	429	727	1,018	601
Meath	705	746	676	731	1,066
Monaghan	126	98	143	198	261
Offaly	430	388	384	578	547
Roscommon	431	468	516	929	924
Sligo	474	479	310	578	406
Tipperary, N.R.	623	472	475	714	618
Tipperary, S.R.	919	743	822	808	799
Waterford	339	447	304	382	285
Westmeath	449	219	333	536	389
Wexford	331	342	319	355	424
Wicklow	526	86	1,194	444	1,137
COUNTY BOROUGHS:
Cork	97	8	229	85	16
Dublin	560	797	518	532	474
Limerick	41	29	102	111	85
Waterford	109	67	78	81	72
TOTAL	17,766	16,329	17,756	22,427	19,904