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.
Written Answers. - Road Workers.
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.