Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 8 Feb 1967

Vol. 226 No. 6

Written Answers. - Agricultural Employment and Farm Tractors.

233.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Taoiseach if he will furnish details of changes in agricultural employment and farm tractors in 1965-1966, in the form of a reply of 22nd March, 1966.

The Taoiseach

The particulars requested by the Deputy are as follows:

ESTIMATED change between June, 1965 and June, 1966* in the numbers of Males engaged in farm work and in the numbers of Tractors on agricultural holdings.

(+ = increase;– = decrease)

County	Members of Family	Other Males	Tractors
Permanent	Temporary
Change 1965-1966 (Number)
Carlow	– 0	– 100	– 100	+ 100
Dublin	– 0	– 0	– 0	+ 0
Kildare	+ 100	– 200	– 0	+ 100
Kilkenny	– 100	– 100	– 200	+ 200
Laoighis	– 0	– 100	– 200	+ 100
Longford	+ 100	– 0	– 200	+ 200
Louth	– 100	– 100	– 100	+ 0
Meath	– 200	– 100	– 300	+ 200
Offaly	– 100	– 200	– 200	+ 0
Westmeath	+ 100	– 0	– 300	+ 100
Wexford	– 0	– 200	– 400	+ 100
Wicklow	+ 100	– 0	– 0	+ 100
LEINSTER	– 100	–1,100	–2,000	+1,200
Clare	+ 100	– 100	+ 100	+ 300
Cork	– 400	– 500	– 300	+ 500
Kerry	– 200	– 100	– 200	+ 200
Limerick	– 600	– 200	– 300	+ 300
Tipperary	+ 100	– 400	– 500	+ 100
Waterford	– 300	– 0	– 100	+ 0
MUNSTER	–1,200	–1,300	–1,300	+1,400
Galway	– 200	– 200	– 600	+ 200
Leitrim	– 300	– 0	– 100	+ 100
Mayo	– 100	– 200	– 0	+ 0
Roscommon	– 300	– 0	– 300	+ 200
Sligo	+ 0	– 0	– 100	+ 0
CONNACHT	– 900	– 400	– 1,100	+ 600
Cavan	+ 0	– 0	– 100	+ 300
Donegal	+ 0	– 0	+ 0	+ 300
Monaghan	+ 100	– 0	+ 100	+ 200
ULSTER (part of)	+ 100	– 100	+ 0	+ 800
IRELAND	–2,100	–3,000	–4,300	+4,000

*The estimated changes are the differences between the figures obtained at the full enumeration carried out in 1965 and those derived from a sample enumeration carried out in 1966 which are subject to sampling errors. In the case of males engaged in farm work, the differences may not reflect the true changes because experience has shown that the treatment of migratory workers and of members of family on small holdings may vary between enumerators in different years and different areas.

234.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Taoiseach the number of males employed on farms in June 1966; and the number of tractors in the form of a reply of 10th February 1966.

The Taoiseach

The particulars requested by the Deputy are as follows:—

County and Province	Males 14 years of age and over, engaged in farm work June, 1966	Tractors
Members of family	Other Males	Total
Permanent	Temporary
	Number
Carlow	3,200	900	500	4,600	1,600
Dublin	2,100	2,500	1,100	5,800	1,900
Kildare	3,900	2,400	900	7,200	2,500
Kilkenny	7,300	1,800	1,000	10,100	3,100
Laoighis	5,900	1,000	900	7,800	2,400
Longford	5,100	300	400	5,800	900
Louth	2,800	1,000	500	4,300	1,600
Meath	7,300	2,800	1,200	11,200	2,900
Offaly	6,000	700	700	7,400	2,100
Westmeath	5,900	900	600	7,400	1,200
Wexford	8,200	2,700	1,000	11,900	4,600
Wicklow	3,800	1,300	600	5,700	1,900
LEINSTER	61,400	18,400	9,300	89,200	26,800
Clare	13,400	600	900	14,800	1,500
Cork	25,900	4,600	2,500	32,900	9,500
Kerry	18,100	1,000	1,300	20,300	2,400
Limerick	11,000	2,100	1,100	14,200	2,600
Tipperary	14,200	2,700	1,500	18,500	4,000
Waterford	4,400	1,300	800	6,500	1,700
MUNSTER	86,900	12,200	8,100	107,300	21,700
Galway	25,400	1,000	1,400	27,700	2,400
Leitrim	7,800	200	300	8,300	900
Mayo	23,300	500	1,100	24,800	1,400
Roscommon	12,500	500	600	13,600	1,300
Sligo	8,700	300	400	9,500	800
CONNACHT	77,700	2,400	3,800	83,900	6,800
Cavan	11,000	500	600	12,100	2,300
Donegal	16,800	1,100	1,500	19,300	3,600
Monaghan	7,800	400	700	8,900	2,900
ULSTER (part of)	35,600	2,000	2,800	40,300	8,800
STATE	261,600	35,000	24,000	320,600	64,200

235.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Taoiseach the number of permanent farm employees and tractors in rural districts in June 1966 in the form of a reply of 24th May 1966.

The Taoiseach

Particulars of the number of permanent farm employees and tractors for each rural district are not available for June 1966 as the agricultural enumeration for that year was carried out on a sample basis covering approximately 60 per cent of district electoral divisions. Estimates have however been prepared for each county and are given in reply to a later Question.