asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give details of employment allowances under the Agricultural Grant in respect of the Munster, Leinster and Ulster counties in the form of a reply of 9th March, 1960.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Grant: Employment Allowances.
Following is the information:—
PERSONS in respect of whom Employment Allowances were granted under the Rates on Agricultural Land (Relief) Acts in the under-mentioned counties in the year ended 31st March.
1950 |
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
|
Carlow: |
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(a) relatives |
959 |
1,042 |
996 |
1,041 |
1,026 |
1,039 |
1,051 |
1,005 |
965 |
917 |
(b) employees |
1,841 |
1,755 |
1,647 |
1,603 |
1,655 |
1,522 |
1,426 |
1,317 |
1,143 |
1,088 |
TOTAL |
2,800 |
2,797 |
2,643 |
2,644 |
2,681 |
2,561 |
2,477 |
2,322 |
2,108 |
2,005 |
Cavan: |
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(a) relatives |
1,340 |
1,283 |
1,315 |
1,338 |
1,343 |
1,426 |
1,456 |
1,399 |
1,236 |
1,330 |
(b) employees |
923 |
681 |
717 |
669 |
660 |
646 |
630 |
657 |
603 |
511 |
TOTAL |
2,263 |
1,964 |
2,032 |
2,007 |
2,003 |
2,072 |
2,086 |
2,056 |
1,839 |
1,841 |
Clare: |
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(a) relatives |
2,248 |
2,200 |
2,184 |
2,235 |
2,062 |
2,022 |
1,951 |
1,778 |
1,700 |
1,682 |
(b) employees |
1,303 |
1,289 |
1,349 |
1,354 |
1,156 |
1,187 |
1,148 |
940 |
879 |
789 |
TOTAL |
3,551 |
3,489 |
3,533 |
3,589 |
3,218 |
3,209 |
3,099 |
2,718 |
2,579 |
2,471 |
Cork: |
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(a) relatives |
6,514 |
6,292 |
5,938 |
5,828 |
5,627 |
5,746 |
5,533 |
5,231 |
5,616 |
5,405 |
(b) employees |
9,263 |
8,439 |
8,017 |
7,796 |
7,488 |
8,079 |
7,421 |
6,648 |
5,925 |
5,595 |
TOTAL |
15,777 |
14,731 |
13,955 |
13,624 |
13,115 |
13,825 |
12,954 |
11,879 |
11,541 |
11,000 |
Donegal: |
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(a) relatives |
968 |
963 |
963 |
946 |
1,044 |
1,068 |
1,148 |
1,134 |
1,074 |
1,089 |
(b) employees |
1,393 |
1,317 |
1,193 |
1,230 |
1,131 |
1,309 |
1,363 |
1,318 |
1,226 |
1,009 |
TOTAL |
2,361 |
2,280 |
2,156 |
2,176 |
2,175 |
2,377 |
2,511 |
2,452 |
2,300 |
2,098 |
Dublin: |
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(a) relatives |
653 |
609 |
587 |
590 |
570 |
615 |
620 |
582 |
571 |
584 |
(b) employees |
2,795 |
2,485 |
2,462 |
2,365 |
2,293 |
2,247 |
2,179 |
2,057 |
2,046 |
1,963 |
TOTAL |
3,448 |
3,094 |
3,049 |
2,955 |
2,863 |
2,862 |
2,799 |
2,639 |
2,617 |
2,547 |
Kerry: |
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(a) relatives |
2,299 |
2,205 |
2,236 |
2,195 |
2,141 |
2,120 |
1,966 |
1,912 |
1,715 |
1,541 |
(b) employees |
1,119 |
945 |
974 |
909 |
833 |
858 |
748 |
707 |
519 |
443 |
TOTAL |
3,418 |
3,150 |
3,210 |
3,104 |
2,974 |
2,978 |
2,714 |
2,619 |
2,234 |
1,984 |
Kildare: |
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(a) relatives |
1,152 |
1,085 |
1,045 |
1,047 |
1,094 |
1,048 |
1,022 |
1,010 |
935 |
964 |
(b) employees |
3,089 |
2,808 |
2,746 |
2,579 |
2,557 |
2,570 |
2,621 |
2,547 |
2,429 |
2,341 |
TOTAL |
4,241 |
3,893 |
3,791 |
3,626 |
3,651 |
3,618 |
3,643 |
3,557 |
3,364 |
3,305 |
Kilkenny: |
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(a) relatives |
2,627 |
2,485 |
2,405 |
2,354 |
2,300 |
2,291 |
2,331 |
2,274 |
2,219 |
2,156 |
(b) employees |
2,882 |
2,785 |
2,615 |
2,303 |
2,340 |
2,431 |
2,180 |
2,078 |
2,016 |
1,921 |
TOTAL |
5,509 |
5,270 |
5,020 |
4,657 |
4,640 |
4,722 |
4,511 |
4,352 |
4,235 |
4,077 |
Laoighis: |
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(a) relatives |
1,828 |
1,818 |
1,773 |
1,737 |
1,655 |
1,645 |
1,617 |
1,612 |
1,595 |
1,490 |
(b) employees |
1,878 |
1,861 |
1,639 |
1,500 |
1,677 |
1,504 |
1,667 |
1,474 |
1,427 |
1,087 |
TOTAL |
3,706 |
3,679 |
3,412 |
3,237 |
3,332 |
3,149 |
3,284 |
3,086 |
3,022 |
2,577 |
Limerick: |
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(a) relatives |
3,269 |
3,194 |
3,075 |
2,991 |
2,964 |
2,929 |
2,953 |
2,794 |
2,718 |
2,624 |
(b) employees |
4,088 |
3,895 |
3,655 |
3,586 |
3,429 |
3,107 |
3,084 |
2,809 |
2,568 |
2,426 |
TOTAL |
7,357 |
7,089 |
6,730 |
6,577 |
6,393 |
6,036 |
6,037 |
5,603 |
5,286 |
5,050 |
Longford: |
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(a) relatives |
880 |
882 |
838 |
861 |
895 |
886 |
846 |
795 |
772 |
762 |
(b) employees |
685 |
667 |
630 |
552 |
556 |
541 |
547 |
465 |
401 |
352 |
TOTAL |
1,565 |
1,549 |
1,468 |
1,413 |
1,451 |
1,427 |
1,393 |
1,260 |
1,173 |
1,114 |
Louth: |
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(a) relatives |
907 |
907 |
866 |
886 |
867 |
877 |
891 |
932 |
905 |
829 |
(b) employees |
1,641 |
1,532 |
1,401 |
1,291 |
1,308 |
1,329 |
1,334 |
1,266 |
1,198 |
1,196 |
TOTAL |
2,548 |
2,439 |
2,267 |
2,177 |
2,175 |
2,206 |
2,225 |
2,198 |
2,103 |
2,025 |
Meath: |
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(a) relatives |
2,190 |
2,247 |
2,158 |
2,058 |
2,097 |
2,083 |
2,146 |
2,083 |
1,921 |
1,813 |
(b) employees |
4,446 |
4,144 |
3,954 |
3,578 |
3,736 |
3,716 |
3,520 |
3,341 |
3,083 |
2,845 |
TOTAL |
6,636 |
6,391 |
6,112 |
5,636 |
5,833 |
5,799 |
5,666 |
5,424 |
5,004 |
4,658 |
Monaghan: |
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(a) relatives |
1,059 |
1,030 |
1,042 |
1,067 |
1,053 |
1,226 |
1,234 |
1,244 |
1,235 |
1,140 |
(b) employees |
760 |
689 |
648 |
610 |
590 |
645 |
659 |
661 |
552 |
528 |
TOTAL |
1,819 |
1,719 |
1,690 |
1,677 |
1,643 |
1,871 |
1,893 |
1,905 |
1,787 |
1,668 |
Offaly: |
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(a) relatives |
1,798 |
1,761 |
1,662 |
1,696 |
1,566 |
1,649 |
1,621 |
1,605 |
1,417 |
1,397 |
(b) employees |
1,423 |
1,466 |
1,362 |
1,312 |
1,392 |
1,233 |
1,246 |
981 |
1,016 |
947 |
TOTAL |
3,221 |
3,227 |
3,024 |
3,008 |
2,958 |
2,882 |
2,867 |
2,586 |
2,433 |
2,344 |
(a) relatives |
1,972 |
1,710 |
1,707 |
1,636 |
1,707 |
1,750 |
1,645 |
1,577 |
1,526 |
1,535 |
(b) employees |
1,938 |
1,832 |
1,682 |
1,635 |
1,652 |
1,583 |
1,501 |
1,484 |
1,285 |
1,311 |
TOTAL |
3,910 |
3,542 |
3,389 |
3,271 |
3,359 |
3,333 |
3,146 |
3,061 |
2,811 |
2,846 |
Tipperary S.R.: |
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(a) relatives |
2,333 |
2,369 |
2,141 |
2,110 |
2,073 |
2,049 |
2,162 |
2,115 |
2,096 |
2,042 |
(b) employees |
3,177 |
2,970 |
2,776 |
2,481 |
2,809 |
2,600 |
2,570 |
2,156 |
2,225 |
2,124 |
TOTAL |
5,510 |
5,339 |
4,917 |
4,591 |
4,882 |
4,649 |
4,732 |
4,271 |
4,321 |
4,166 |
Waterford: |
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(a) relatives |
1,603 |
1,541 |
1,494 |
1,467 |
1,447 |
1,445 |
1,415 |
1,358 |
1,321 |
1,313 |
(b) employees |
2,154 |
1,999 |
1,813 |
1,722 |
1,642 |
1,661 |
1,603 |
1,806 |
1,816 |
1,774 |
TOTAL |
3,757 |
3,540 |
3,307 |
3,189 |
3,089 |
3,106 |
3,018 |
3,164 |
3,137 |
3,087 |
Westmeath: |
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(a) relatives |
1,627 |
1,589 |
1,483 |
1,446 |
1,348 |
1,295 |
1,295 |
1,201 |
1,179 |
1,142 |
(b) employees |
1,810 |
1,735 |
1,484 |
1,419 |
1,328 |
1,259 |
1,219 |
1,165 |
1,066 |
993 |
TOTAL |
3,437 |
3,324 |
2,967 |
2,865 |
2,676 |
2,554 |
2,514 |
2,366 |
2,245 |
2,135 |
Wexford: |
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(a) relatives |
2,330 |
2,264 |
2,234 |
2,138 |
2,195 |
2,249 |
2,231 |
2,205 |
2,254 |
2,152 |
(b) employees |
3,808 |
3,710 |
3,543 |
3,449 |
3,329 |
3,353 |
3,380 |
3,290 |
3,058 |
2,990 |
TOTAL |
6,138 |
5,974 |
5,777 |
5,587 |
5,524 |
5,602 |
5,611 |
5,495 |
5,312 |
5,142 |
Wicklow: |
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(a) relatives |
1,063 |
1,030 |
978 |
951 |
951 |
957 |
955 |
914 |
899 |
865 |
(b) employees |
2,132 |
2,079 |
2,140 |
2,979 |
2,217 |
2,234 |
2,165 |
2,030 |
2,144 |
1,968 |
TOTAL |
3,195 |
3,109 |
3,118 |
3,930 |
3,168 |
3,191 |
3,120 |
2,944 |
3,043 |
2,833 |
54.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give particulars of the employment allowances under the Agricultural Grant, stating separately in respect of each county the number of persons in respect of whom employment allowances were granted for (a) relatives of farmers and (b) employees and the total number of allowances; and if he will state the number of farmers who applied for and received allowances in the latest available year and the total number of allowances under heads (a) and (b).
Following is the information:—
PARTICULARS of the Employment Allowances granted under the Rates on Agricultural Land (Relief) Acts in the Year ended 31st March, 1959.
County |
Number of Claims |
Number of Persons in respect of whom Allowances were granted |
||
Relatives of Occupiers |
Employees |
Total |
||
Carlow |
1,325 |
917 |
1,088 |
2,005 |
Cavan |
1,591 |
1,330 |
511 |
1,841 |
Clare |
1,722 |
1,682 |
789 |
2,471 |
Cork |
7,234 |
5,405 |
5,595 |
11,000 |
Donegal |
1,207 |
1,089 |
1,009 |
2,098 |
Dublin |
1,008 |
584 |
1,963 |
2,547 |
Galway |
2,156 |
2,122 |
650 |
2,772 |
Kerry |
1,493 |
1,541 |
443 |
1,984 |
Kildare |
1,862 |
964 |
2,341 |
3,305 |
Kilkenny |
2,554 |
2,156 |
1,921 |
4,077 |
Laoighis |
1,636 |
1,490 |
1,087 |
2,577 |
Leitrim |
343 |
335 |
192 |
527 |
Limerick |
4,008 |
2,624 |
2,426 |
5,050 |
Longford |
1,110 |
762 |
352 |
1,114 |
Louth |
1,021 |
829 |
1,196 |
2,025 |
Mayo |
817 |
859 |
265 |
1,124 |
Meath |
2,546 |
1,813 |
2,845 |
4,658 |
Monaghan |
1,275 |
1,140 |
528 |
1,668 |
Offaly |
1,497 |
1,397 |
947 |
2,344 |
Roscommon |
1,330 |
1,323 |
473 |
1,796 |
Sligo |
790 |
725 |
379 |
1,104 |
Tipperary N.R. |
1,924 |
1,535 |
1,311 |
2,846 |
Tipperary S.R. |
2,452 |
2,042 |
2,124 |
4,166 |
Waterford |
1,587 |
1,313 |
1,774 |
3,087 |
Westmeath |
1,506 |
1,142 |
993 |
2,135 |
Wexford |
2,954 |
2,152 |
2,990 |
5,142 |
Wicklow |
1,229 |
865 |
1,968 |
2,833 |
TOTALS |
50,177 |
40,136 |
38,160 |
78,296 |