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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 3 Mar 1959

Vol. 173 No. 3

Written Answers. - Employment on Road Works.

43.

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.

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.

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