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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 24 May 1966

Vol. 222 No. 13

Written Answers. - Farm Employees and Tractors.

52.

asked the Taoiseach the number of permanent farm employees and tractors in rural districts in 1965 in the form of a reply of 28th March, 1962.

The particulars requested by the Deputy are as follows:

County and Rural (Including Urban) District

Permanent Male Employees engaged in Farm Work, June, 1965

Tractors June, 1965

Number

IRELAND

38,245

60,167

LEINSTER

19,496

25,555

Carlow County

1,022

1,561

Baltinglass

100

215

Carlow

889

1,233

Idrone

33

113

Dublin County

2,545

1,836

Balrothery

906

833

Celbridge No. 2

283

201

Remainder of Dublin County*

1,356

802

Kildare County

2,637

2,391

Athy No. 1

798

1,051

Celbridge No. 1

417

328

Edenderry No. 2

208

254

Naas

1,214

758

Kilkenny County

1,854

2,878

Callan

249

370

Carrick-on-Suir No. 3

109

129

Castlecomer

125

258

Ida

59

182

Kilkenny

481

682

Thomastown

498

625

Urlingford

152

249

Waterford No. 2

181

383

Laoighis County

1,080

2,315

Abbeyleix

365

680

Athy No. 2

173

414

Mountmellick

351

874

Roscrea No. 3

59

153

Slievemargy

132

194

Longford County

351

686

Ballymahon

68

148

Granard

142

227

Longford

141

311

Louth County

1,120

1,603

Ardee No. 1

366

605

Dundalk

430

693

Louth

324

305

Meath County

2,845

2,735

Ardee No. 2

154

172

Dunshaughlin

765

484

Kells

390

457

Meath

392

320

Navan

475

543

Oldcastle

101

156

Trim

568

603

Offaly County

925

2,061

Birr

286

744

Edenderry No. 1

157

264

Roscrea No. 2

180

250

Tullamore

302

803

Westmeath County

912

1,076

Athlone No. 1

83

152

Ballymore

50

70

Coole

48

79

Delvin

203

214

Mullingar

528

561

Wexford County

2,810

4,568

Enniscorthy

1,050

1,617

Gorey

461

894

New Ross

507

1,078

Wexford

792

979

Wicklow County

1,395

1,845

Baltinglass No. 1

300

403

Rathdown No. 2

130

87

Rathdrum

704

909

Shillelagh

261

446

MUNSTER

13,561

20,339

Clare County

613

1,230

Ballyvaughan

25

51

Corofin

28

68

Ennis

162

172

Ennistymon

71

80

Killadysert

27

105

Kilrush

82

399

Meelick

96

124

Scariff

68

114

Tulla

54

117

Cork County

5,086

9,024

Bandon

349

793

Bantry

78

123

Castletown

9

30

Clonakilty

285

628

Cork

909

1,317

Dunmanway

129

389

Fermoy

526

783

Kanturk

463

614

Kinsale

314

580

Macroom

237

680

Mallow

620

852

Midleton

465

865

Millstreet

142

294

Mitchelstown No. 1

228

236

Skibbereen

198

476

Schull

36

142

Youghal No. 1

98

222

Kerry County

1,085

2,166

Cahirciveen

61

96

Dingle

58

141

Kenmare

49

81

Killarney

344

482

Listowel

277

571

Tralee

296

795

Limerick County

2,254

2,341

Croom

358

382

Glin

33

35

Kilmallock

604

510

Limerick

374

358

Mitchelstown No. 2

117

118

Newcastle West

371

504

Rathkeale

273

333

Tipperary No. 2

124

101

Tipperary County

3,161

3,909

Borrisokane

361

594

Carrick-on-Suir No. 1

83

103

Cashel

604

659

Clogheen

302

394

Clonmel No. 1

208

175

Nenagh

386

572

Roscrea No. 1

158

167

Slievardagh

165

223

Thurles

368

567

Tipperary No. 1

526

455

Waterford County

1,362

1,669

Carrick-on-Suir No. 2

141

199

Clonmel No. 2

44

43

Dungarvan

220

334

Kilmacthomas

208

210

Lismore

225

414

Waterford No. 1

439

329

Youghal No. 2

85

140

CONNACHT

3,107

6,246

Galway County

1,262

2,201

Ballinasloe

150

261

Clifden

63

29

Galway

159

291

Glennamaddy

51

149

Gort

175

234

Loughrea

182

302

Mountbellew

68

243

Oughterard

87

18

Portumna

91

259

Tuam

236

415

Leitrim County

234

794

Ballinamore

49

156

Carrick-on-Shannon

73

111

Kinlough

6

33

Manorhamilton

37

135

Mohill

69

359

Mayo County

733

1,336

Ballina

131

367

Ballinrobe

90

277

Belmullet

84

74

Castlebar

71

153

Claremorris

139

167

Swinford

104

174

Westport

114

124

Roscommon County

526

1,135

Athlone No. 2

76

280

Boyle No. 1

81

262

Castlerea

106

197

Roscommon

263

396

Sligo County

352

780

Boyle No. 2

26

114

Dromore West

78

150

Sligo

187

364

Tobercurry

61

152

ULSTER (part of)

2,081

8,027

Cavan County

560

2,005

Bailieboro

75

379

Bawnboy

40

200

Castlerahan

77

192

Cavan

350

1,113

Enniskillen

12

48

Mullaghoran

6

73

Donegal County

1,091

3,322

Ballyshannon

36

75

Donegal

67

195

Dunfanaghy

31

168

Glenties

41

80

Inishowen

389

1,147

Letterkenny

119

368

Milford

83

464

Stranorlar

325

825

Monaghan County

430

2,700

Carrickmacross

101

602

Castleblayney

86

525

Clones

87

482

Monaghan

156

1,091

* Comprising the three Rural Districts of Dublin North, Dublin South and Rathdrum No. 1.

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