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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 30 Jun 1959

Vol. 176 No. 2

Written Answers. - Employment on Road Works.

37.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state separately in respect of each county council the number of road workers employed in each month in 1959, and the corresponding figures for the same months in 1957 and 1958.

Following is the information:—

NUMBER OF MEN EMPLOYED ON ROADS AT THE END OF EACH OF THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEARS 1957, 1958, and 1959

Authority

January

February

March

April

May

1957

1958

1959

1957

1958

1959

1957

1958

1959

1957

1958

1959

1957

1958

1959

County Councils:

Carlow

116

149

138

133

144

138

161

152

140

186

147

149

172

153

156

Cavan

511

538

397

437

488

369

349

296

340

404

376

360

468

458

463

Clare

402

413

434

347

452

300

230

342

245

393

376

368

383

493

362

Cork

1,740

1,514

1,414

1,686

1,523

1,493

1,698

1,410

1,340

1,812

1,766

1,653

1,916

1,838

1,688

Donegal

758

903

731

330

846

672

679

524

566

761

919

855

876

963

904

Dublin

504

445

475

502

506

471

576

466

470

537

480

470

552

508

451

Galway

978

1,304

1,085

967

1,155

1,016

983

1,085

895

1,058

1,185

1,056

1,037

1,117

1,031

Kerry

564

489

472

603

546

542

577

497

552

550

482

590

595

512

580

Kildare

348

257

255

334

263

247

283

266

212

310

271

208

280

277

202

Kilkenny

262

273

269

197

292

267

290

284

294

368

305

285

420

312

294

Laoighis

279

300

294

248

327

305

248

341

319

299

366

332

397

379

341

Leitrim

759

499

351

281

431

352

225

364

441

310

500

532

361

535

553

Limerick

506

368

380

531

386

387

456

429

369

488

443

406

528

406

456

Longford

285

237

271

269

222

263

234

211

216

208

230

271

264

304

281

Louth

344

246

217

326

251

186

317

248

207

273

215

211

244

209

200

Mayo

2,390

2,142

1,667

2,491

2,503

2,102

2,430

2,547

2,155

1,777

1,982

1,884

1,826

2,207

1,969

Meath

520

452

442

470

460

394

598

410

376

447

360

346

370

311

319

Monaghan

395

273

269

306

314

304

272

254

242

298

292

250

458

342

351

Offaly

410

333

402

476

378

380

426

377

297

379

366

328

351

348

319

Roscommon

816

632

754

725

581

691

713

500

515

581

602

619

620

673

537

Sligo

437

384

387

384

357

379

372

281

318

308

233

361

334

356

353

Tipperary N.R.

482

313

329

454

300

332

501

343

327

480

411

326

418

415

332

Tipperary S.R.

361

442

385

365

424

380

309

408

403

389

460

414

421

434

412

Waterford

450

408

381

534

401

386

540

430

377

500

417

383

529

401

378

Westmeath

400

435

460

431

379

454

392

229

445

366

394

470

377

408

420

Wexford

252

370

360

268

343

344

309

367

366

405

408

387

404

411

398

Wicklow

381

228

393

307

300

381

271

277

380

367

335

375

385

404

374

NOTE.—The above figures do not include men employed on schemes financed with the aid of grants from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.

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