asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the number of persons employed on turf production by the Kerry County Council in each of the following areas—Killarney, Killorglin and Cahirciveen—on June 30th in each of the years 1941 to 1947, inclusive.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Kerry Turf Production.
Mr. Murphy
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, a table giving the information required so far as it is available will be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the table referred to:
TABLE showing the number of persons employed by the Kerry County Council on Turf Production Schemes in the Killarney, Killorglin and Cahirciveen areas on the 30th June in the years 1941 to 1947:
|
Area |
1941 |
1942 |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
1946 |
1947 |
|
Killarney |
512 |
449 |
341 |
791 |
367 |
505 |
582 |
|
Killorglin |
304 |
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|
Cahirciveen |
562 |
373 |
213 |
1,461 |
677 |
818 |
1,011 |
Separate figures for Killarney and Killorglin are not available for the years 1941 to 1946.