asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of male hired labour units on farms, as revealed in the National Farm Survey, in expansion of a reply of 17th June, 1958, and in similar form (Table 2) under the following heads, viz., (1) size group, (2) no hired labour, (3) less than 0.5, (4) 0.51 to 1.00, (5) 1.01 to 2.00, (6) 2.01 to 3.00, (7) 3.01 to 4.00 and (8) over 4.00.
Written Answer. - Male Hired Labour Units on Farms.
14.
Particulars of the frequency distribution of Survey farms according to the number of male hired labour units in the 1955/56 National Farm Survey are given in the following table under the headings asked for by the Deputy:
DISTRIBUTION of farms according to male hired labour units—National Farm Survey 1955-56.
|
Size Group |
Male hired labour units |
Total |
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|
Nil |
0.01-0.50* |
0.51-1.00 |
1.01-2.00 |
2.01-3.00 |
3.01-4.00 |
Over 4.00 |
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|
Number of farms |
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|
5- 15 Acres |
122 |
48 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
171 |
|
15- 30 ,, |
265 |
126 |
10 |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
404 |
|
30- 50 ,, |
203 |
163 |
27 |
19 |
— |
— |
— |
412 |
|
50- 100 ,, |
137 |
149 |
83 |
66 |
8 |
1 |
— |
444 |
|
100- 200 ,, |
38 |
52 |
53 |
75 |
27 |
9 |
2 |
256 |
|
Over 200 ,, |
10 |
8 |
12 |
36 |
25 |
20 |
26 |
137 |
*Including farms with exactly 0.50 of a male hired labour unit.