asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the number of adult workmen in respect of which employment allowances under the Rates on Agricultural Land (Relief) Act, 1946, were made in each of the last five years in each county.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Allowances under Rates on Agricultural Land (Relief) Act.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
The statement is as follows:—
NUMBER OF ADULT WORKMEN IN RESPECT OF WHOM EMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCES UNDER THE RATES ON AGRICULTURAL LAND (RELIEF) ACT, 1946, WERE MADE IN EACH OF THE LAST FIVE FINANCIAL YEARS.
|
County |
1948/49 |
1949/50 |
1950/51 |
1951/52 |
1952/53 |
|
Carlow |
2,887 |
2,800 |
2,797 |
2,643 |
2,644 |
|
Cavan |
2,308 |
2,263 |
1,964 |
2,032 |
2,007 |
|
Clare |
3,731 |
3,551 |
3,489 |
3,533 |
3,589 |
|
Cork |
16,471 |
15,777 |
14,731 |
13,955 |
13,624 |
|
Donegal |
2,342 |
2,361 |
2,280 |
2,156 |
2,176 |
|
Dublin |
3,455 |
3,448 |
3,094 |
3,049 |
2,955 |
|
Galway |
3,184 |
2,986 |
2,992 |
2,878 |
2,652 |
|
Kerry |
3,658 |
3,418 |
3,150 |
3,210 |
3,104 |
|
Kildare |
4,374 |
4,241 |
3,893 |
3,791 |
3,626 |
|
Kilkenny |
5,716 |
5,509 |
5,270 |
5,020 |
4,657 |
|
Laoighis |
3,789 |
3,706 |
3,679 |
3,412 |
3,237 |
|
Leitrim |
755 |
630 |
572 |
592 |
515 |
|
Limerick |
8,093 |
7,357 |
7,089 |
6,730 |
6,577 |
|
Longford |
1,611 |
1,565 |
1,549 |
1,468 |
1,413 |
|
Louth |
2,633 |
2,548 |
2,439 |
2,267 |
2,177 |
|
Mayo |
1,891 |
1,784 |
1,708 |
1,711 |
1,718 |
|
Meath |
6,863 |
6,636 |
6,391 |
6,112 |
5,636 |
|
Monaghan |
1,805 |
1,819 |
1,719 |
1,690 |
1,677 |
|
Offaly |
3,456 |
3,221 |
3,227 |
3,024 |
3,008 |
|
Roscommon |
2,546 |
2,524 |
2,400 |
2,296 |
2,329 |
|
Sligo |
1,672 |
1,599 |
1,475 |
1,433 |
1,354 |
|
Tipperary, N.R. |
4,010 |
3,910 |
3,542 |
3,389 |
3,271 |
|
Tipperary, S.R. |
5,743 |
5,510 |
5,339 |
4,917 |
4,591 |
|
Waterford |
3,870 |
3,757 |
3,540 |
3,307 |
3,189 |
|
Westmeath |
3,502 |
3,437 |
3,324 |
2,967 |
2,865 |
|
Wexford |
6,428 |
6,138 |
5,974 |
5,777 |
5,587 |
|
Wicklow |
2,997 |
3,195 |
3,109 |
3,118 |
3,930 |
|
TOTALS |
109,790 |
105,690 |
100,736 |
96,477 |
94,108 |
NOTES:
The employment allowance in a financial year is made in respect of men at work during the whole of the previous calendar year.
The term "adult workmen" includes relatives of the occupier.