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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 10 Feb 1960

Vol. 179 No. 1

Written Answers. - Employment on Road Works.

163.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give details of employment on road works for September, October, November and December, 1959 and January, 1960 in the form of a reply of 21st October, 1959.

Following is the information:—

NUMBER of men employed on roads at the end of the months of September, October, November and December of the years 1957, 1958 and 1959 and at the end of the month of January of the years, 1958, 1959 and 1960.

September

October

November

December

January

1957

1958

1959

1957

1958

1959

1957

1958

1959

1957

1958

1959

1958

1959*

County Councils:

Carlow

177

137

152

154

136

145

165

136

142

162

146

136

149

138

Cavan

603

514

522

566

487

493

575

480

537

562

470

514

538

397

Clare

565

463

394

535

490

357

559

453

414

458

419

400

413

434

Cork

2,002

1,821

1,722

1,904

1,738

1,706

1,819

1,703

1,649

1,766

1,592

1,638

1,514

1,414

Donegal

1,003

1,077

1,089

999

1,023

957

918

917

912

920

677

866

903

731

Dublin

516

502

447

473

476

454

493

542

451

456

464

539

445

475

Galway

1,364

1,230

1,038

1,352

1,186

1,078

1,411

1,186

1,149

1,342

1,097

1,121

1,304

1,085

Kerry

667

566

556

624

555

557

639

541

531

556

463

518

489

472

Kildare

332

300

217

309

282

228

326

279

265

346

268

263

257

255

Kilkenny

415

294

376

336

276

387

315

289

384

300

266

397

273

269

Laois

389

340

348

373

318

335

373

298

322

325

297

298

300

294

Leitrim

512

478

605

541

460

576

474

515

564

452

441

529

499

351

Limerick

422

477

426

390

439

416

551

630

454

478

516

515

368

380

Longford

312

282

261

291

263

270

430

406

341

245

286

328

237

271

Louth

264

219

198

258

230

184

259

214

213

293

234

259

246

217

Mayo

2,487

2,344

2,154

3,129

2,787

2,162

2,815

2,967

2,483

2,563

2,171

1,809

2,142

1,667

Meath

294

275

260

403

294

278

360

316

300

618

533

592

452

442

Monaghan

378

384

355

371

343

375

381

368

356

258

364

403

273

269

Offaly

343

326

299

369

358

318

395

355

337

381

364

362

333

402

Roscommon

791

785

758

860

841

689

849

998

756

740

892

801

632

754

Sligo

356

373

306

350

368

311

307

364

308

374

381

321

384

387

Tipperary N.R.

393

465

310

325

396

310

345

351

304

333

350

318

313

329

Tipperary S.R.

439

451

397

435

465

391

411

416

387

460

436

403

442

385

Waterford

510

415

376

449

381

360

408

367

372

408

387

365

408

381

Westmeath

468

432

467

461

410

442

466

420

473

533

460

530

435

460

Wexford

414

435

323

415

413

342

402

409

311

398

423

303

370

360

Wicklow

436

388

371

387

396

392

388

394

423

460

505

496

228

393

*Figures for the month of January, 1960, are not yet available.

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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