Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Workers. – Dáil Éireann (17th Dáil) – Wednesday, 22 May 1963

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Workers.

71.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for Local Government the number of road workers and allied employees employed by each local authority on the 31st March, 1963, or on the latest available date, and the number of such workers who are superannuated.

Mr. Blaney

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

(1)	(2)	(3)
Local Authority	Number of Road Workers and Allied Employees	Number of Such Workers on pension in June, 1962
County Councils:
Carlow	127	21
Cavan	338	58
Clare	390	42
Cork	1,334	226
Donegal	681	5
Dublin	402	70
Galway	741	120
Kerry	449	28
Kildare	341	57
Kilkenny	369	56
Laois	306	102
Leitrim	374	Nil
Limerick	372	83
Longford	301	19
Louth	177	47
Mayo	1,511	12
Meath	303	123
Monaghan	236	31
Offaly	299	57
Roscommon	539	Nil
Sligo	279	Nil
Tipperary NR	446	105
Tipperary SR	420	145
Waterford	402	73
Westmeath	455	82
Wexford	307	136
Wicklow	306	48
County Boroughs:
Cork	23	64
Dublin	543	58
Limerick	9	30
Waterford	14	18
Drogheda	15	21
Dundalk UDC	10	12
Dún Laoghaire Corporation	48	33
Urban Districts:
An Uaimh	—	2
Arklow	5	2
Athlone	—	5
Athy	2	Nil
Ballina	Nil	Nil
Ballinasloe	Nil	1
Birr	Nil	Nil
Bray	20	2
Buncrana	10	Nil
Bundoran	Nil	Nil
Carlow	Nil	2
Carrickmacross	10	2
Carrick-on-Suir	Nil	1
Cashel	Nil	Nil
Castlebar	Nil	Nil
Castleblayney	Nil	2
Cavan	4	1
Ceanannus Mór	8	Nil
Clonakilty	Nil	1
Clones	Nil	1
Clonmel	2	13
Cobh	Nil	Nil
Dungarvan	5	2
Ennis	8	Nil
Enniscorthy	Nil	1
Fermoy	7	Nil
Galway	Nil	5
Kilkenny	8	10
Killarney	Nil	1
Kilrush	Nil	Nil
Kinsale	Nil	Nil
Letterkenny	Nil	Nil
Listowel	5	Nil
Longford	Nil	Nil
Macroom	8	Nil
Mallow	Nil	Nil
Midleton	Nil	Nil
Monaghan	Nil	1
Naas	7	1
Nenagh	Nil	1
New Ross	6	2
Skibbereen	Nil	Nil
Sligo	20	2
Templemore	Nil	Nil
Thurles	Nil	2
Tipperary	Nil	Nil
Tralee	6	7
Trim	Nil	Nil
Tullamore	4	Nil
Westport	Nil	Nil
Wexford	6	6
Wicklow	Nil	4
Youghal	6	Nil

NOTES:

(a) The figures in Column (2) show the position in relation to County Councils as at the 31st March, 1963, and in relation to the County Boroughs, Drogheda Corporation, Dún Laoghaire Corporation and Dundalk UDC as at the 28th February, 1963, while those for the other urban areas show the position at 31st December, 1962. In each case the figures are the latest available. These figures do not include men employed on road works financed under the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.

(b) The figures given in Column (3) in relation to the Urban District Councils and County Boroughs (excepting Dublin) represent the total number of former servants who are now on pension. The figures given for County Councils and Dublin CB relate to former road workers only.

Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 22 May 1963