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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 17 Feb 1937

Vol. 65 No. 3

Written Answers. - Employment Statistics (Farm Work).

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the gross total and the total number of males engaged in farm work in each county and province in the year 1936 under the headings: (1) males, 14-18 years: (a) permanent workers, members of family; (b) permanent workers, others; (c) temporarily employed; (2) males 18 years and over: (a) permanent workers, members of family; (b) permanent workers, others; (c) temporarily employed, and (3) total number of males so engaged.

The particulars which the Deputy requires will be circulated with the Official Report.

NUMBER OF MALES ENGAGED IN FARM WORK IN EACH COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN ON 1ST JUNE, 1936.

County and Province

MALES 14 to 18 years

MALES 18 years and over

Total Number of Males

Members of Family

Other Males

Members of Family

Other Males

Permanent

Temporary

Permanent

Temporary

Carlow

237

86

51

3,997

2,090

1,605

8,066

Dublin

206

215

289

2,835

4,692

2,334

10,571

Kildare

306

89

66

4,915

3,764

2,358

11,498

Kilkenny

611

184

68

9,316

3,978

1,832

15,989

Laoighise

545

74

99

8,001

2,727

1,862

13,308

Longford

505

43

22

7,557

972

1,435

10,534

Louth

202

71

137

4,230

2,335

1,468

8,443

Meath

486

130

174

8,377

5,067

2,225

16,459

Offaly

686

71

64

8,264

2,290

1,573

12,948

Westmeath

526

51

67

7,890

2,268

2,062

12,864

Wexford

669

298

101

10,481

6,296

2,555

20,400

Wicklow

344

107

53

5,478

2,736

1,265

9,983

LEINSTER

5,323

1,419

1,191

81,341

39,215

22,574

151,063

Clare

1,537

145

98

18,719

2,213

2,221

24,933

Cork

2,556

597

386

36,029

12,882

5,625

58,075

Kerry

2,355

168

151

24,052

2,952

2,787

32,465

Limerick

809

336

71

14,620

5,704

2,396

23,936

Tipperary

1,336

354

149

19,111

7,361

4,078

32,389

Waterford

387

156

66

6,381

3,052

1,342

11,384

MUNSTER

8,980

1,756

921

118,912

34,164

18,449

183,182

Galway

3,300

130

138

35,486

2,302

2,865

44,221

Leitrim

1,216

51

50

13,607

721

1,213

16,858

Mayo

4,815

94

248

36,607

1,047

1,791

44,602

Roscommon

1,759

82

88

19,601

1,141

1,957

24,628

Sligo

946

39

96

13,474

1,057

1,705

17,315

CONNACHT

12,036

396

620

118,775

6,268

9,529

147,624

Cavan

1,520

111

135

17,037

1,949

2,726

23,478

Donegal

3,695

296

195

29,335

2,585

2,830

38,937

Monaghan

922

117

77

11,743

1,694

1,534

16,087

ULSTER (part of)

6,137

524

408

58,115

6,228

7,090

78,502

SAORSTÁT ÉIREANN

32,476

4,095

3,140

377,143

85,875

57,642

560,371

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