asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the number of persons employed in the production of turf by each local authority on the 7th May, 1941, or the most convenient date for which the figures are available, and the rates of wages paid to the various grades of such workers by local authorities.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Wages on Turf Production.
The nearest date for which checked figures are available is l7th May, on which date the total employed by the county councils was 14,657. A tabular statement showing the division of this number between the counties will be circulated. The number employed by other local authorities is not available. Generally speaking, turf workers working for the county surveyors are paid the same weekly wages as county council road labourers with some variation in hours. The wages paid by other local authorities are not available.
The following is the statement:—
The number of persons employed in the production of turf by the county councils during week ended 17th May, 1941, was 14,657. The followmg table shows the distribution county by county:—
|
Carlow |
38 |
Laoighis |
511 |
Sligo |
394 |
|
Cavana |
206 |
Leitrim |
202 |
Tipperary North. |
684 |
|
Clare |
610 |
Limerick |
1,165 |
||
|
Cork |
1,595 |
Longford |
573 |
Tipperary South. |
63 |
|
Donegal |
1,818 |
Louth |
Nil |
||
|
Dublin |
42 |
Mayo |
315 |
Waterford |
250 |
|
Galway |
1,943 |
Meath |
283 |
Westmeath |
396 |
|
Kerry |
1,008 |
Moanghan |
506 |
Wexford |
Nil |
|
Kildare |
254 |
Offaly |
94 |
Wicklow |
670 |
|
Kilkenny |
138 |
Roscommon |
899 |