Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 10 Feb 1966

Vol. 220 No. 9

Written Answers. - Farm Employees and Tractors.

74.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Taoiseach the number of male agricultural employees over 14 years of age on farms in June 1965 and the number of tractors in the form of a reply of 24 October 1963, and the number of male family workers at work.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Mr. Carty)

Particulars of the number of male agricultural workers, 14 years of age and over and the number of tractors, on agricultural holdings in June, 1965 are given in the following table:—

County and Province	Males, 14 years of age and over, engaged in farm work, June, 1965	Tractors
Members of family	Other Males	Total
Permanent	Temporary
	Number
Carlow	3,190	1,022	642	4,854	1,561
Dublin	2,168	2,545	1,168	5,881	1,629
Kildare	3,831	2,708	871	7,410	2,481
Kilkenny	7,417	1,854	1,173	10,444	2,878
Laoighis	5,901	1,080	1,078	8,059	2,315
Longford	4,936	389	627	5,952	686
Louth	2,870	1,120	578	4,568	1,603
Meath	7,678	2,845	1,478	12,001	2,735
Offaly	6,084	925	851	7,860	2,061
Westmeath	5,791	912	926	7,629	1,076
Wexford	8,253	2,810	1,362	12,425	4,568
Wicklow	3,641	1,395	579	5,615	1,845
LEINSTER	61,760	19,605	11,333	92,698	25,438
Clare	13,238	613	806	14,657	1,230
Cork	26,298	5,086	2,793	34,177	9,024
Kerry	18,259	1,106	1,507	20,872	2,166
Limerick	11,569	2,254	1,412	15,235	2,341
Tipperary	14,142	3,161	2,065	19,368	3,909
Waterford	4,716	1,362	886	6,964	1,669
MUNSTER	88,222	13,582	9,469	111,273	20,339
Galway	25,428	1,340	1,970	28,738	2,201
Leitrim	7,868	234	375	8,477	794
Mayo	23,361	733	1,083	25,177	1,336
Roscommon	12,842	526	890	14,258	1,135
Sligo	8,697	352	534	9,583	780
CONNACHT	78,196	3,185	4,852	86,233	6,246
Cavan	10,956	560	655	12,171	2,005
Donegal	16,743	1,091	1,512	19,346	3,322
Monaghan	7,655	444	571	8,670	2,700
ULSTER (part of)	35,354	2,095	2,738	40,187	8,027
STATE	263,532	38,467	28,392	330,391	60,050