asked the Taoiseach if he will state as regards farm employment and tractors on farms for each county, province and the State for the latest three-year period (a) the increase or decrease in the number of (i) employees and (ii) other persons, and (b) the increase or decrease in the number of tractors.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Farm Employment and Tractor Statistics.
2.
With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report, a statement setting out for the period 1962-1964, the particulars requested by the Deputy. Estimates for 1965 are not yet available.
Following is the statement:—
ESTIMATED change* between June, 1962 and June, 1964 in the numbers of males engaged in farm work and in the number of tractors on agricultural holdings.
(+=increase, -=decrease)
|
County and Province |
Members of family |
Other Males |
Tractors |
|
|
Permanent |
Temporary |
|||
|
Change 1962-1964 (Number) |
||||
|
Carlow |
-0 |
-0 |
-100 |
+100 |
|
Dublin |
+200 |
-400 |
-0 |
+100 |
|
Kildare |
-300 |
-200 |
-200 |
+300 |
|
Kilkenny |
-400 |
-100 |
-100 |
+200 |
|
Laoighis |
-500 |
-300 |
-200 |
+200 |
|
Longford |
+0 |
-100 |
-100 |
+100 |
|
Louth |
+0 |
-100 |
-0 |
+100 |
|
Meath |
-300 |
+0 |
-200 |
+200 |
|
Offaly |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
+100 |
|
Westmeath |
-200 |
-300 |
-100 |
+100 |
|
Wexford |
-200 |
-400 |
-100 |
+200 |
|
Wicklow |
-100 |
-100 |
-100 |
+200 |
|
LEINSTER |
- 1,900 |
- 2,200 |
- 1,100 |
+ 1,900 |
|
Clare |
-400 |
-100 |
-200 |
+300 |
|
Cork |
-900 |
-700 |
+100 |
+ 1,000 |
|
Kerry |
-800 |
-100 |
-100 |
+400 |
|
Limerick |
-500 |
-300 |
-300 |
+400 |
|
Tipperary |
-300 |
-500 |
+0 |
+400 |
|
Waterford |
-100 |
-300 |
+100 |
+200 |
|
MUNSTER |
- 2,800 |
- 2,000 |
-200 |
+ 2,700 |
|
Galway |
- 1,500 |
-100 |
+200 |
+200 |
|
Leitrim |
-600 |
-100 |
+100 |
+100 |
|
Mayo |
-500 |
-300 |
-700 |
+200 |
|
Roscommon |
-500 |
-0 |
-0 |
+300 |
|
Sligo |
-400 |
+100 |
+0 |
+100 |
|
CONNACHT |
-3,500 |
-400 |
-500 |
+ 1,000 |
|
Cavan |
-700 |
-0 |
-100 |
+400 |
|
Donegal |
-1,000 |
-200 |
-100 |
+600 |
|
Monaghan |
-0 |
-200 |
-300 |
+500 |
|
ULSTER (part of) |
-1,700 |
-400 |
-500 |
+ 1,600 |
|
IRELAND |
- 9,900 |
- 5,100 |
- 2,400 |
+ 7,100 |
*As the June estimates are based on sample enumerations, the changes shown for individual countries are subject to relatively greater sampling errors than those for the State.