Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 2 Dec 1959

Vol. 178 No. 5

Written Answers. - Agricultural Grant.

79.

Mr. Desmond

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give details of the distribution of the Agricultural Grant for the year ended 31st March, 1959, giving revised figures where available, in the form of a reply of 3rd March, 1959.

Mr. Blaney

Following is the information:—

County Health District	Agricultural Grant 1958-59	Number of Persons in respect of whom Employment Allowances were granted in 1958-59
Primary allowance	Employment allowance	Total	Relatives of occupiers	Employees	Total
	£	£	£
Carlow	47,232	30,355	77,587	917	1,088	2,005
Cavan	193,373	26,617	219,990	1,330	511	1,841
Clare	207,090	35,614	242,704	1,682	789	2,471
Cork	431,335	178,405	609,740	5,405	5,595	11,000
Donegal	220,232	32,436	252,668	1,089	1,009	2,098
Dublin	59,545	42,018	101,563	584	1,963	2,547
Galway	413,790	45,718	459,508	2,122	650	2,772
Kerry	238,239	28,594	266,833	1,541	443	1,984
Kildare	83,517	53,648	137,165	964	2,341	3,305
Kilkenny	111,398	68,128	179,526	2,156	1,921	4,077
Laoighis	101,494	42,462	143,956	1,490	1,087	2,577
Leitrim	123,390	7,421	130,811	335	192	527
Limerick	168,546	77,222	245,768	2,624	2,426	5,050
Longford	105,429	16,586	122,015	762	352	1,114
Louth	65,096	31,919	97,015	829	1,196	2,025
Mayo	297,908	16,206	314,114	859	265	1,124
Meath	120,063	72,201	192,264	1,813	2,845	4,658
Monaghan	142,860	24,243	167,103	1,140	528	1,668
Offaly	111,076	36,777	147,853	1,397	947	2,344
Roscommon	230,330	24,041	254,371	1,323	473	1,796
Sligo	143,253	14,984	158,237	725	379	1,104
Tipperary N.R.	126,078	44,932	171,010	1,535	1,311	2,846
Tipperary S.R.	126,620	63,478	190,098	2,042	2,124	4,166
Waterford	92,572	48,640	141,212	1,313	1,774	3,087
Westmeath	117,994	33,258	151,252	1,142	993	2,135
Wexford	126,290	80,666	206,956	2,152	2,990	5,142
Wicklow	73,845	48,419	122,264	865	1,968	2,833
	4,278,595	1,224,988	5,503,583	40,136	38,160	78,296