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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 16 Apr 1942

Vol. 86 No. 5

Written Answers. - Agricultural Employment.

Richard James Mulcahy

Risteárd Ua Maolchatha

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of each county for the years ended March, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940 and 1941, the number of agricultural labourers regarded as permanently employed for the purpose of eligibility for the employment allowance under the agricultural grant for the relief of rates on agricultural land, and the total for each year.

Seán MacEntee

Mr. MacEntee

The following table gives particulars of the numbers of persons at work on agricultural holdings in respect of whom employment allowances were granted in the years specified therein:—

County Council

1936/37

1937/38

1938/39

1939/40

1940/41

Relatives of Occupier

Employees

Total

Relatives of Occupier

Employees

Total

Relatives of Occupier

Employees

Total

Relatives of Occupier

Employees

Total

Relatives of Occupier

Employees

Total

Carlow

1,106

1,983

3,089

1,054

1,542

2,596

997

1,480

2,477

1,030

1,569

2,599

992

1,528

2,520

Cavan

1,360

1,243

2,603

1,390

1,078

2,468

1,315

895

2,210

1,315

825

2,140

1,297

818

2,115

Clare

1,894

1,327

3,221

1,839

1,170

3,009

1,814

1,117

2,931

1,717

1,008

2,725

1,830

1,058

2,888

Cork

8,364

11,905

20,269

8,025

10,712

18,737

7,707

10,404

18,111

7,707

10,340

18,047

7,741

10,394

18,135

Donegal

1,019

1,780

2,799

973

1,471

2,444

943

1,281

2,224

917

1,289

2,206

910

1,307

2,217

Dublin

666

3,007

3,673

621

2,802

3,423

620

2,630

3,250

629

2,644

3,273

621

2,693

3,314

Galway

2,904

1,808

4,712

1,978

1,307

3,285

1,828

1,062

2,890

1,765

1,038

2,803

1,872

1,032

2,904

Kerry

2,474

1,723

4,197

2,466

1,032

3,498

2,468

1,321

3,789

2,382

1,093

3,475

2,348

1,012

3,360

Kildare

1,227

3,555

4,782

945

2,817

3,762

1,100

2,948

4,048

1,100

2,800

3,900

1,131

2,819

3,950

Kilkenny

2,462

3,546

6,008

2,752

3,180

5,932

2,702

2,884

5,586

2,721

2,859

5,580

2,491

2,924

5,415

Laoighis

1,926

2,538

4,464

1,909

1,958

3,867

1,781

1,788

3,569

1,811

1,822

3,633

1,798

1,787

3,585

Leitrim

559

490

1,049

533

394

927

537

365

902

545

390

935

559

387

946

Limerick

3,740

5,199

8,939

3,731

3,742

7,473

3,776

4,257

8,033

3,796

4,277

8,073

3,822

4,352

8,174

Longford

751

836

1,587

747

764

1,511

767

666

1,433

836

600

1,436

838

587

1,425

Louth

885

2,019

2,904

860

1,737

2,597

827

1,624

2,451

813

1,613

2,426

848

1,638

2,486

Mayo

1,046

910

1,956

993

803

1,796

1,007

695

1,702

1,001

659

1,660

1,036

631

1,667

Meath

2,053

4,606

6,659

1,923

3,990

5,913

1,944

3,851

5,795

1,998

3,744

5,742

2,132

3,787

5,919

Monaghan

965

1,313

2,278

997

834

1,831

976

740

1,716

970

708

1,678

963

712

1,675

Offaly

1,855

2,090

3,945

1,675

1,609

3,284

1,808

1,616

3,424

1,764

1,606

3,370

1,774

1,629

3,403

Roscommon

1,639

1,185

2,824

1,735

1,012

2,747

1,719

887

2,606

1,758

839

2,597

1,760

793

2,553

Sligo

905

1,093

1,998

825

776

1,601

870

795

1,665

804

712

1,516

856

803

1,659

Tipperary, N.R.

2,212

2,917

5,129

2,285

3,161

5,446

2,438

3,332

5,770

2,416

3,343

5,759

2,395

3,334

5,729

Tipperary, S.R.

2,409

3,540

5,949

2,321

2,843

5,164

2,312

2,779

5,091

2,418

2,662

5,080

2,428

2,694

5,122

Waterford

1,795

2,875

4,670

1,843

2,256

4,099

1,762

2,055

3,817

1,729

2,059

3,788

1,799

2,013

3,812

Westmeath

1,742

2,250

3,992

1,412

1,601

3,013

1,567

1,640

3,207

1,616

1,497

3,113

1,617

1,596

3,213

Wexford

2,464

5,054

7,518

2,531

4,141

6,672

2,448

3,942

6,390

2,468

3,818

6,286

2,524

3,732

6,256

Wicklow

1,197

2,393

3,590

1,124

2,101

3,225

1,245

2,017

3,262

1,126

1,892

3,018

1,149

1,814

2,963

TOTALS

51,619

73,185

124,804

49,487

60,833

110,320

49,278

59,071

108,349

49,152

57,706

106,858

49,531

57,874

107,405
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