asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the number of persons employed on roads and bridges in each county on a convenient date in February and March in 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959.
Written Answers. - Employment on Roads and Bridges.
Following is the information:—
County Councils |
Total Number of men employed at end of each month |
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1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
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February |
March |
February |
March |
February |
March |
February |
|
Carlow |
180 |
197 |
133 |
161 |
144 |
152 |
138 |
Cavan |
748 |
527 |
437 |
349 |
488 |
296 |
369 |
Clare |
642 |
683 |
347 |
230 |
452 |
342 |
300 |
Cork |
1,818 |
1,796 |
1,686 |
1,698 |
1,523 |
1,410 |
1,493 |
Donegal |
727 |
406 |
330 |
679 |
846 |
524 |
672 |
Dublin |
559 |
591 |
502 |
576 |
506 |
466 |
471 |
Galway |
1,050 |
883 |
967 |
983 |
1,155 |
1,085 |
1,016 |
Kerry |
650 |
567 |
603 |
577 |
546 |
497 |
542 |
Kildare |
425 |
484 |
334 |
283 |
263 |
266 |
247 |
Kilkenny |
380 |
310 |
197 |
290 |
292 |
284 |
267 |
Laois |
299 |
360 |
248 |
248 |
327 |
341 |
305 |
Leitrim |
419 |
118 |
281 |
225 |
431 |
364 |
352 |
Limerick |
591 |
536 |
531 |
456 |
386 |
429 |
387 |
Longford |
327 |
307 |
269 |
234 |
222 |
211 |
263 |
Louth |
377 |
402 |
326 |
317 |
251 |
248 |
186 |
Mayo |
2,442 |
2,478 |
2,491 |
2,430 |
2,503 |
2,547 |
2,102 |
Meath |
523 |
650 |
470 |
598 |
460 |
410 |
394 |
Monaghan |
341 |
324 |
306 |
272 |
314 |
254 |
304 |
Offaly |
419 |
462 |
476 |
426 |
378 |
377 |
380 |
Roscommon |
764 |
519 |
650 |
713 |
581 |
500 |
691 |
Sligo |
411 |
451 |
384 |
372 |
357 |
281 |
379 |
Tipperary N.R. |
560 |
597 |
454 |
501 |
300 |
343 |
332 |
Tipperary S.R. |
484 |
459 |
365 |
309 |
424 |
408 |
380 |
Waterford |
455 |
474 |
534 |
540 |
401 |
430 |
386 |
Westmeath |
459 |
290 |
431 |
392 |
379 |
229 |
454 |
Wexford |
499 |
566 |
268 |
309 |
343 |
367 |
344 |
Wicklow |
340 |
342 |
307 |
271 |
300 |
277 |
381 |
NOTES: (1) The above figures do not include workers employed on works financed out of the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.
(2) Returns furnished to the Department give total of men employed at the end of each month.
(3) The returns for March 1959 are not yet available. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy when available.