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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 22 Nov 1962

Vol. 197 No. 10

Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers. - Forestry Employment.

61.

asked the Minister for Lands if he will state in respect of County Wicklow the numbers employed in his Department on forestry work in each year from 1951 to date.

With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to give the information sought by the Deputy in the form of a tabular statement which will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

Average weekly Direct Forestry Employment in County Wicklow (Number of men)

1951-52

802

1952-53

763

1953-54

788

1954-55

753

1955-56

793

1956-57

793

1957-58

754

1958-59

667

1959-60

610

1960-61

556

1961-62

559

NOTE: Changes in methods introduced in 1956-57 had the effect of gradually transferring employment on certain operations from the direct to the indirect employment category. Figures for individual years are, accordingly, not strictly comparable.

62.

asked the Minister for Lands the numbers of persons employed by his Department in forestry work in South Tipperary and West Waterford in each of the years 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961, and at the present time.

With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to give the information sought by the Deputy in the form of a tabular statement which will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

AVERAGE weekly direct forestry employment (Number of men).

Year

South Tipperary Forests

West Waterford Forests

1957-58

313

185

1958-59

326

193

1959-60

319

198

1960-61

318

195

1961-62

326

202

Current employment

312

183

NOTE: Changes in methods introduced in 1956-57 had the effect of gradually transferring employment on certain operations from the direct to the indirect employment category. Figures for individual years are, accordingly, not strictly comparable.

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