asked the Taoiseach if he will furnish details of agricultural income and expenses in 1966 and the number of males engaged in farm work in June 1966 in the form of a reply of 10th February 1966.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Income and Expenses.
236.
The details requested by the Deputy are shown in the following tables which also contain revised data for 1965:
A. Net Output and Expenses in Agriculture, 1965 and 1966.
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Item |
1965 |
1966* |
|
£ million |
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|
Net output of agriculture (including value of changes in livestock numbers) |
198.3 |
197.1 |
|
Expenses of agriculture Land annuities |
2.2 |
2.2 |
|
Expenses of agriculture: |
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|
Rates |
8.1 |
N.A. |
|
Wages and salaries |
17.0 |
17.1 |
|
Repairs to machinery, spare parts, etc. |
3.0 |
N.A. |
|
Petrol, fuel oil, etc. |
6.3 |
N.A. |
|
Depreciation of machinery and implements |
9.7 |
N.A. |
|
Transportand marketing |
3.9 |
N.A. |
|
Other |
8.4 |
N.A. |
|
less Total expenses |
58.6 |
60.2 |
|
plus Subsidies not related to sales (calved heifer subsidy and clear herd bonus) |
2.7 |
2.7 |
|
Income from self-employment and other trading income |
142.4 |
139.6 |
*The estimates of output and income for 1966 are very tentative as they are based on incomplete information and may have to be revised substantially when fuller returns are available—particularly the results of the January, 1966 livestock enumeration.
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B. Males engaged in Farm work in June, 1965 and 1966. |
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|
Item |
1965 |
1966 |
|
Number of male family workers on farms |
263,714 |
261,600 |
|
Number of male employees on farms |
66,332 |
59,000 |
|
Total number of males at work on farms |
330,046 |
320,600 |