asked the Taoiseach if he will give (1) up-to-date particulars of agricultural remuneration, employment and wages in extension of the replies of 6th February, 1964; (2) the levels of agricultural employment measured by the sale of insurance stamps in the form of the the Table on page 22 of Economic Statistics, 1964; and (3) up-to-date figures relating to average weekly earnings in industry and agriculture (Table 14 of Economic Statistics) including the effect of the Agricultural Wages Order, 1965.
Written Answer. - Agricultural Employment.
40.
The data requested at (1) and (3) of the Deputy's question are given in the tables below.
With regard to (2) of the question the latest figures available are those given in my reply to Question 37 on 12th November, 1964. Corresponding estimates for later periods are not available because, following the change in rates of social insurance stamps introduced in January, 1964, it is not possible to distinguish between sales of stamps in respect of male agricultural workers and those in respect of certain categories of voluntary contributors.
|
Year |
Total estimated number of agricultural employees at work |
Total remuneration of employees in agriculture* |
Total expenses of agriculture other than remuneration |
Income from self-employment and other trading income† |
Total income arising in agriculture‡ |
|
Thousands |
£ million |
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|
1959 |
56.7 |
15.2 |
30.3 |
109.3 |
127.4 |
|
1960 |
55.3 |
15.5 |
31.3 |
111.8 |
130.2 |
|
1961 |
51.7 |
15.2 |
33.2 |
118.8 |
136.9 |
|
1962 |
48.1 |
15.3 |
32.1 |
122.5 |
140.7 |
|
1963 |
45.5 |
14.8 |
34.0 |
121.5 |
139.2 |
|
1964 |
43.1 |
16.0 |
36.0 |
143.7 |
162.6 |
*Includes employers' contribution to social insurance.
†Including income of farmers and their relatives (described as "Total profits of agriculture" previously).
‡Including rent element in land annuities.
AVERAGE minimum weekly rates of wages of permanent adult male agricultural workers.
|
Effective from |
Rate per week |
|||
|
s. |
d. |
|||
|
30th December, 1963 |
127 |
9 |
||
|
1st June, 1964 |
145 |
3 |
||
|
24th May, 1965 |
160 |
9 |
ACTUAL level and index numbers of weekly earnings of industrial workers in Transportable Goods Industries and of minimum Agricultural Wage Rates.
|
Period |
Average Weekly Industrial Earnings |
Minimum Weekly Agricultural Wages |
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|
Actual Average Earnings |
Index October 1953=100 |
Minimum Weekly Rate |
Index July 1953=100 |
|||
|
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
|||
|
October 1953 |
109 |
7 |
100.0 |
81 |
6 |
100.0 |
|
,,1954 |
113 |
0 |
102.7 |
85 |
6 |
104.9 |
|
,,1955 |
118 |
8 |
108.4 |
90 |
9 |
111.3 |
|
,,1956 |
124 |
6 |
114.0 |
96 |
9 |
118.7 |
|
,,1957 |
128 |
6 |
117.0 |
96 |
9 |
118.7 |
|
,,1958 |
135 |
11 |
123.6 |
96 |
9 |
118.7 |
|
,,1959 |
142 |
0 |
128.6 |
102 |
9 |
126.1 |
|
,,1960 |
151 |
4 |
138.3 |
109 |
9* |
134.7* |
|
October 1961 |
162 |
3 |
147.3 |
115 |
9† |
142.0† |
|
,,1962 |
178 |
8 |
163.5 |
122 |
6 |
150.3 |
|
March 1963 |
178 |
3 |
159.8 |
122 |
6 |
150.3 |
|
June 1963 |
185 |
4 |
165.4 |
122 |
6 |
150.3 |
|
September 1963 |
186 |
7 |
167.7 |
122 |
6 |
150.3 |
|
December 1963 |
190 |
2 |
170.5 |
127 |
9‡ |
156.7‡ |
|
March 1964 |
199 |
9 |
178.1 |
127 |
9 |
156.7 |
|
June 1964 |
212 |
6 |
189.3 |
145 |
3 |
178.2 |
|
September 1964 |
209 |
11 |
188.0 |
145 |
3 |
178.2 |
|
December 1964 |
212 |
3 |
189.5 |
145 |
3 |
178.2 |
|
Effective from 24 May, 1965 |
160 |
9 |
197.2 |
*From 24 December 1960. †From 30 October 1961.
‡From 30 December 1963.