Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 May 1959

Vol. 175 No. 2

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Kerry Minor Employment and Rural Improvement Schemes.

14.

Mr. Moloney

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state (1) the number of (a) minor employment and (b) rural improvement schemes carried out in County Kerry in each of the past five financial years in respect of each rural and urban district, (2) the total amount of expenditure for each year on each category of these schemes, and (3) the average number of men employed per week during the period of operation of such schemes.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance (Mr. Bartley)

As the reply contains a number of tabular statements I propose with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle to have it circulated with the official report.

Following is the statement:—

1(a).—Numbers and amounts of Minor Employment Schemes allocated in County Kerry:—

Rural District	1954-55	1955-56	1956-57	1957-58	1958-59
Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount
		£		£		£		£		£
Caherciveen	43	4,772	36	4,745	27	3,295	22	2,715	29	2,815
Dingle	32	3,510	23	2,920	25	2,800	22	2,480	18	2,455
Kenmare	7	680	3	450	5	615	3	235	3	505
Killarney	15	1,570	8	1,405	11	1,630	6	810	7	1,075
Listowel	55	6,200	27	4,290	15	2,855	25	3,465	23	3,105
Tralee	26	3,675	20	2,800	17	2,475	17	1,870	17	2,040
TOTALS	178	20,407	117	16,610	100	13,670	95	11,575	97	11,995
Overheads (Holiday Pay, Workman's Compensation, Insurance, etc.)		1,428		1,163		1,094		1,157		1,199
		21,835		17,773		14,764		12,732		13,194

1(b).—Numbers and amounts of Rural Improvements Schemes allocated in County Kerry:—

Rural District	1954-55	1955-56	1956-57	1957-58	1958-59
Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount
		£		£		£		£		£
Caherciveen	7	2,192	16	5,284	9	4,161	16	5,235	8	2,493
Dingle	4	1,132	8	1,885	2	57	1	266	4	1,405
Kenmare	14	3,427	1	2,862	8	2,160	7	2,492	5	1,290
Killarney	21	6,913	20	5,019	15	3,903	15	5,503	14	4,352
Listowel	14	3,277	29	9,132	15	3,915	17	5,054	22	5,926
Tralee	23	8,267	29	8,510	12	3,306	17	5,428	21	4,982
TOTAL	83	25,208	112	32,192	61	17,502	73	23,978	74	20,448

The above figures include overheads.

NOTE.—No Minor Employment Schemes or Rural Improvement Schemes are carried out in urban areas.

2.—Expenditure figures are available only for the County as a whole and are as follows:—

	Year	Minor Employment Schemes	Rural Improvement Schemes
		£	£
	1954-55	22,458	22,568
	1955-56	16,759	28,797
	1956-57	15,255	27,682
	1957-58	11,805	20,016
	1958-59	12,963	15,500

NOTE.—Due to the normal time-lag in carrying out schemes the expenditure figures shown above do not coincide with the total amounts allocated in the same years, as given in the tables at Section (1).

3.—The average number of men employed per week is also available only for the County as a whole and the figures for each year are as follows:—

	Year	Minor Employment Schemes	Rural Improvement Schemes
	1954-55	200	67
	1955-56	142	85
	1956-57	127	68
	1957-58	101	55
	1958-59	130	41

NOTE.—Minor Employment Schemes are in operation only in the period November to March inclusive each year and the above averages relate to that period. Rural Improvements Schemes are in operation throughout the year.

Mr. Donnellan

I am sure Kerry will get their share anyhow.