asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the number of persons employed on road works in each county, and the total number, on a date in January, 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959.
Written Answers. - Employment on Road Works.
Following is the information:—
NUMBER of men employed on Roads at the end of January.
Authority |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
Carlow |
186 |
116 |
149 |
138 |
Cavan |
801 |
511 |
538 |
397 |
Clare |
727 |
402 |
413 |
434 |
Cork |
1,943 |
1,740 |
1,514 |
1,414 |
Donegal |
864 |
758 |
903 |
731 |
Dublin |
567 |
504 |
445 |
475 |
Galway |
1,242 |
978 |
1,304 |
1,085 |
Kerry |
778 |
564 |
489 |
472 |
Kildare |
401 |
348 |
257 |
255 |
Kilkenny |
361 |
262 |
273 |
269 |
Laois |
337 |
279 |
300 |
294 |
Leitrim |
423 |
759 |
499 |
351 |
Limerick |
663 |
506 |
368 |
380 |
Longford |
432 |
285 |
237 |
271 |
Louth |
358 |
344 |
246 |
217 |
Mayo |
2,442 |
2,390 |
2,142 |
1,667 |
Meath |
683 |
520 |
452 |
442 |
Monaghan |
540 |
395 |
273 |
269 |
Offaly |
428 |
410 |
333 |
402 |
Roscommon |
892 |
816 |
632 |
754 |
Sligo |
374 |
437 |
384 |
387 |
Tipperary N.R. |
525 |
482 |
313 |
329 |
Tipperary S.R. |
466 |
361 |
442 |
385 |
Waterford |
466 |
450 |
408 |
381 |
Westmeath |
591 |
400 |
435 |
460 |
Wexford |
592 |
252 |
370 |
360 |
Wicklow |
351 |
381 |
228 |
393 |
Total |
18,433 |
15,650 |
14,347 |
13,412 |
NOTE.—Excluding men employed on Employment Schemes.
44.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state separately in respect of Counties Donegal, Cavan and Wicklow the average number of road workers employed in each month during 1958.
45.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state separately in respect of Counties Waterford, Mayo and Roscommon the average number of road workers employed in each month during 1958.
46.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state separately in respect of Counties Dublin, Wexford and Meath the average number of road workers employed in each month during 1958.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, it is proposed to answer Questions Nos. 44, 45 and 46 together.
Following is the information:—
Month 1958 |
Total number of road workers employed at end of each month |
||||||||
Donegal |
Cavan |
Wicklow |
Waterford |
Mayo |
Roscommon |
Dublin |
Wexford |
Meath |
|
January |
903 |
538 |
228 |
408 |
2,142 |
632 |
445 |
370 |
452 |
February |
846 |
488 |
300 |
401 |
2,503 |
581 |
506 |
343 |
460 |
March |
524 |
296 |
277 |
430 |
2,547 |
500 |
466 |
367 |
410 |
April |
919 |
376 |
335 |
417 |
1,982 |
602 |
480 |
408 |
360 |
May |
963 |
458 |
404 |
401 |
2,207 |
673 |
508 |
411 |
311 |
June |
1,063 |
519 |
412 |
403 |
2,427 |
767 |
500 |
432 |
325 |
July |
1,109 |
520 |
409 |
398 |
2,203 |
810 |
479 |
438 |
338 |
August |
1,121 |
522 |
392 |
395 |
2,240 |
727 |
481 |
447 |
335 |
September |
1,077 |
514 |
388 |
415 |
2,344 |
785 |
502 |
435 |
275 |
October |
1,023 |
487 |
396 |
381 |
2,787 |
841 |
476 |
413 |
294 |
November |
917 |
480 |
394 |
367 |
2,967 |
998 |
542 |
409 |
316 |
December |
677 |
470 |
505 |
387 |
2,171 |
892 |
464 |
423 |
533 |
NOTES
(1) Above figures do not include workers employed on works financed out of Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.
(2) Returns furnished to the Department give the total of men employed at the end of each month.