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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 7 Dec 1937

Vol. 69 No. 12

Written Answers. - Particulars as to Farm Employees.

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of each county the number of: (1) men engaged on farms, other than relatives of the occupiers, and (2) the number of men engaged on farms relatives of the occupiers, in respect of whom special rating relief in connection with the agricultural grant was given for the year ended March, 1937.

The following statement contains the information sought by the Deputy:—

County Council

Other than relatives of occupiers

Relatives of occupiers

Total

Carlow

1,983

1,106

3,089

Cavan

1,243

1,360

2,603

Clare

1,327

1,894

3,221

Cork

11,905

8,364

20,269

Donegal

1,780

1,019

2,799

Dublin

3,007

666

3,673

Galway

1,808

2,904

4,712

Kerry

1,723

2,474

4,197

Kildare

3,555

1,227

4,782

Kilkenny

3,546

2,462

6,008

Laoighis

2,538

1,926

4,464

Leitrim

490

559

1,049

Limerick

5,199

3,740

8,939

Longford

836

751

1,587

Louth

2,019

885

2,904

Mayo

910

1,046

1,956

Meath

4,606

2,053

6,659

Monaghan

1,313

965

2,278

Offaly

2,090

1,855

3,945

Roscommon

1,185

1,639

2,824

Sligo

1,093

905

1,998

Tipperary, N.R.

2,917

2,212

5,129

Tipperary, S.R.

3,540

2,409

5,949

Waterford

2,875

1,795

4,670

Westmeath

2,250

1,742

3,992

Wexford

5,054

2,464

7,518

Wicklow

2,393

1,197

3,590

TOTAL

73,185

51,619

124,804

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