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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 19 Jul 1962

Vol. 196 No. 16

Written Answers. - Employment of Road Workers.

75.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each county council regarding employment on roads and bridges the number of road workers employed in each month from April, 1961, to date.

The information requested is set out in the following table:—

NUMBER EMPLOYED MONTHLY ON ROAD AND BRIDGE WORKS BY EACH COUNTY COUNCIL FROM APRIL 1961 TO MAY 1962 INCLUSIVE.

County Council

April 1961

May 1961

June 1961

July 1961

Aug. 1961

Sept. 1961

Oct. 1961

Nov. 1961

Dec. 1961

Jan. 1962

Feb. 1962

March 1962

April 1962

May 1962

Carlow

172

176

177

177

150

152

139

142

136

141

145

135

144

149

Cavan

388

457

525

549

533

484

469

478

470

433

388

353

376

456

Clare

478

477

419

389

421

522

514

577

490

417

526

501

458

498

Cork

1,565

1,714

1,737

1,713

1,644

1,661

1,625

1,602

1,481

1,390

1,428

1,467

1,575

1,719

Donegal

971

964

1,051

699

1,127

1,101

1,062

1,042

932

920

692

779

829

963

Dublin

467

459

450

457

438

443

440

499

451

451

475

439

439

455

Galway

901

969

1,006

1,003

979

1,007

980

1,035

928

1,018

962

816

929

937

Kerry

660

655

707

678

698

650

632

577

484

468

512

453

558

574

Kildare

284

269

292

276

275

254

272

300

315

313

305

280

318

323

Kilkenny

379

364

395

387

387

399

399

388

369

335

337

342

345

350

Laoighis

328

352

356

363

351

343

334

312

318

294

302

259

324

320

Leitrim

455

514

596

628

487

448

464

410

506

501

497

463

517

671

Limerick

546

473

526

533

517

462

426

440

373

474

489

522

468

547

Longford

321

319

293

301

304

294

292

296

342

319

279

298

303

326

Louth

190

200

190

212

197

187

187

196

215

190

214

192

186

176

Mayo

1,558

1,583

1,503

1,202

1,348

1,364

1,335

1,493

1,621

1,770

1,729

1,551

1,641

1,661

Meath

281

365

340

274

269

346

400

415

548

348

359

354

364

377

Monaghan

364

345

324

356

365

367

363

370

371

302

219

175

312

313

Offaly

278

289

288

305

322

317

328

327

325

324

325

291

294

291

Roscommon

646

608

668

740

663

712

720

790

676

659

655

599

586

555

Sligo

403

435

431

387

363

381

375

336

326

348

306

332

368

393

Tipperary N.R.

311

309

320

344

338

336

322

327

339

311

305

300

309

320

Tipperary S.R.

366

366

372

369

371

367

369

370

379

378

391

394

386

376

Waterford

384

377

382

372

355

363

370

388

374

373

352

392

380

365

Westmeath

470

453

464

460

439

440

470

476

462

477

446

484

454

479

Wexford

304

308

294

328

328

310

293

282

261

296

314

316

316

329

Wicklow

326

362

365

377

349

349

349

344

366

304

306

299

351

371

NOTE 1.—The figures do not include employment on road schemes financed with the aid of grants from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.

NOTE 2. —The Mayo figures include a large number of farmers who hold small maintenance contracts with the county council.

NOTE 3. —May 1962 is the latest date for which complete details are available.

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