asked the Minister for Finance if he will state (a) the number of applications for employment which were received by the Totalisator Board in 1953, 1954, 1955, and to date in 1956, (b) the number of such applications which were from (i) persons already gainfully employed, and (ii) unemployed persons, and (c) the number of successful applicants in each category.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers - Totalisator Employment.
asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the number of persons employed by the Totalisator Board who are (a) in full-time employment in any other capacity, (b) in other part-time employment, (c) civil servants, (d) teachers, and (e) in the full-time employment of the board.
With the concurrence of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 18 together.
The Racing Board which operates the totalisators by licence under the Totalisator Act, 1929, and employs the necessary staff is a statutory body set up in accordance with the provisions of the Racing Board and Racecourses Act, 1945. The Minister for Finance has no function in regard to the matters mentioned in the Deputy's questions.