asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give details in respect of each county of the employment allowance payable under the agricultural grant in 1958/59 and the total allowances, indicating the number of employees and relatives of farmers in respect of whom the allowances were paid and the total allowances in each case.
Written Answers. - Employment Allowances.
Following is the statement:—
County |
Employment allowance under Agricultural Grant 1958-59 |
Number of persons in respect of whom employment allowances were granted |
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Relatives of Occupier |
Employees |
Total |
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£ |
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Carlow |
30,355 |
917 |
1,088 |
2,005 |
Cavan |
26,617 |
1,330 |
511 |
1,841 |
Clare |
35,614 |
1,682 |
789 |
2,471 |
Cork |
178,405 |
5,405 |
5,595 |
11,000 |
Donegal |
32,436 |
1,089 |
1,009 |
2,098 |
Dublin |
42,018 |
584 |
1,963 |
2,547 |
Galway |
45,718 |
2,122 |
650 |
2,772 |
Kerry |
28,594 |
1,541 |
443 |
1,984 |
Kildare |
53,648 |
964 |
2,341 |
3,305 |
Kilkenny |
68,128 |
2,156 |
1,921 |
4,077 |
Laoighis |
42,462 |
1,490 |
1,087 |
2,577 |
Leitrim |
7,421 |
335 |
192 |
527 |
Limerick |
77,222 |
2,624 |
2,426 |
5,050 |
Longford |
16,586 |
762 |
352 |
1,114 |
Louth |
31,919 |
829 |
1,196 |
2,025 |
Mayo |
16,206 |
859 |
265 |
1,124 |
Meath |
72,201 |
1,813 |
2,845 |
4,658 |
Monaghan |
24,243 |
1,140 |
528 |
1,668 |
Offaly |
36,777 |
1,397 |
947 |
2,344 |
Roscommon |
24,041 |
1,323 |
473 |
1,796 |
Sligo |
14,984 |
725 |
379 |
1,104 |
Tipperary (N.R.) |
44,932 |
1,535 |
1,311 |
2,846 |
Tipperary (S.R.) |
63,478 |
2,042 |
2,124 |
4,166 |
Waterford |
48,640 |
1,313 |
1,774 |
3,087 |
Westmeath |
33,258 |
1,142 |
993 |
2,135 |
Wexford |
80,666 |
2,152 |
2,990 |
5,142 |
Wicklow |
48,419 |
865 |
1,968 |
2,833 |
1,224,988 |
40,136 |
38,160 |
78,296 |
NOTE.—It is not possible to segregate the employment a lowance between (a) employees and (b) employed members of families.