asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the number of houses under erection by each local authority; and the number of workers employed on such schemes on the latest date for which the information is available.
Written Answers. - Employment on Local Authority Housing.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
The following is the information requested:—
Numbers of houses and flats under erection by local authorities having housing schemes in progress at 31st August, 1958, and numbers of workers employed on such schemes.
|
Local Authorities |
Dwellings under erection |
Men employed |
|
County Borough Councils: |
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|
Cork |
453 |
430 |
|
Dublin |
551 |
538 |
|
Limerick |
85 |
69 |
|
Waterford |
67 |
111 |
|
County Councils: |
||
|
Cavan |
20 |
20 |
|
Clare |
7 |
14 |
|
Cork North |
81 |
61 |
|
Cork South |
43 |
48 |
|
Cork West |
5 |
10 |
|
Donegal |
43 |
128 |
|
Galway |
13 |
30 |
|
Kerry |
58 |
80 |
|
Kildare |
34 |
39 |
|
Kilkenny |
24 |
47 |
|
Laois |
58 |
71 |
|
Limerick |
29 |
77 |
|
Longford |
2 |
5 |
|
Louth |
54 |
52 |
|
Meath |
22 |
41 |
|
Offaly |
25 |
16 |
|
Roscommon |
16 |
22 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
34 |
42 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
1 |
8 |
|
Waterford |
4 |
4 |
|
Westmeath |
19 |
42 |
|
Wexford |
26 |
65 |
|
Wicklow |
6 |
8 |
|
Urban Councils: |
||
|
Ceanannus Mór |
10 |
9 |
|
Clonmel |
32 |
23 |
|
Drogheda |
18 |
12 |
|
Dundalk |
156 |
92 |
|
Dún Laoire |
112 |
99 |
|
Kilkenny |
30 |
52 |
|
Nenagh |
7 |
13 |
|
Wexford |
10 |
45 |
|
Totals |
2,155 |
2,423 |
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the number of men employed by all local authorities on house building at the latest date available, and at a similar date last year.
The number of men employed on local authority housing schemes was 2,439 at 31st August, 1958, and 3,173 at 31st August, 1957.