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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 24 Oct 1963

Vol. 205 No. 2

Written Answers. - Road Workers.

141.

asked the Minister for Local Government the number of road workers and allied employees employed in each county council in each month in the present financial year and the present rate of wages paid to road workers in each county.

Following is the information requested:

Numbers engaged by each county council on road and bridge works from April 1963 to August 1963, inclusive.

County Councils

April, 1963

May, 1963

June, 1963

July, 1963

August, 1963

Carlow

138

135

157

150

149

Cavan

360

418

430

432

457

Clare

448

445

435

429

437

Cork

1,615

1,635

1,663

1,654

1,678

Donegal

807

910

1,004

1,022

916

Dublin

450

453

455

454

449

Galway

856

850

907

940

957

Kerry

511

530

530

554

581

Kildare

309

313

309

308

296

Kilkenny

369

369

369

369

369

Laois

315

317

317

321

324

Leitrim

417

454

409

399

378

Limerick

493

518

588

460

501

Longford

293

313

307

329

321

Louth

183

172

193

198

206

Mayo

616

700

759

801

533

Meath

337

320

336

272

284

Monaghan

248

319

321

328

323

Offaly

296

283

283

294

295

Roscommon

483

465

469

425

428

Sligo

315

324

350

342

278

Tipperary, N.R.

329

364

382

382

776

Tipperary, S.R.

435

435

438

440

436

Waterford

390

387

400

384

371

Westmeath

427

451

567

439

430

Wexford

301

298

312

314

291

Wicklow

329

355

364

371

338

NOTE 1. The figures show the numbers employed by direct labour on road and bridge works. They do not include numbers engaged on contract works.

NOTE 2. The figures do not include employment on road schemes financed with the aid of grants from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.

NOTE 3. August, 1963 is the latest date for which complete details are available.

NOTE 4. The present rate of wages paid to road workers in each county was given in reply to the Deputy's Question No. 187 of 23rd October, 1963.

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