asked the Taoiseach if he will extend the table appended to a reply of 6th May 1965 for 1965 and 1966.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Employment.
237.
The data requested by the Deputy are given in the following tables:
|
Year |
Total estimated number of agricultural employees at work |
Total remuneration of employees in agriculture* |
Total expenses of agriculture other than remuneration |
Income from self employment and other trading income† |
Total income arising in agriculture‡ |
|
Thousand |
£million |
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|
1965 |
40.9 |
17.0 |
39.4 |
142.4 |
162.4 |
|
1966 $ |
37.7 |
17.1 |
40.9 |
139.6 |
159.7 |
*Including employers' contribution to social insurance.
†Including income of farmers and their relatives.
‡Including rent element in land annuities.
$Preliminary estimate.
NOTE: 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.
AVERAGE minimum weekly rates of wages of permanent adult male agricultural workers
|
Effective from |
Rate per week |
|
|
s. |
d. |
|
|
6th June, 1966 |
173 |
6 |
|
1st October, 1966 |
180 |
6 |
Actual level and index numbers of weekly earnings of industrial workers in Transportable Goods Industries and of Minimum Agricultural Wage Rates of permanent adult male agricultural workers.
|
Period |
Average weekly Industrial Earnings |
Minimum weekly Agricultural Wages |
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|
Actual Average Earnings |
Index October 1953=100 |
Minimum Weekly Rate |
Index July 1953=100 |
|||
|
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
|||
|
October,1964 |
207 |
5 |
186.9 |
145 |
3 |
178.2 |
|
March, 1965 |
208 |
11 |
186.1 |
145 |
3 |
178.2 |
|
June,1965 |
216 |
4 |
191.4 |
160 |
9 |
197.2 |
|
September,1965 |
216 |
8 |
192.9 |
160 |
9 |
197.2 |
|
December, 1965 |
220 |
9 |
196.5 |
160 |
9 |
197.2 |
|
March, 1966 |
218 |
2 |
193.9 |
160 |
9 |
197.2 |
|
June, 1966 |
232 |
7 |
206.2 |
173 |
6 |
212.9 |
|
September, 1966 |
242 |
9 |
215.9 |
173 |
6 |
212.9 |
|
December, 1966 |
† |
† |
180 |
6 |
221.5 |
†Not yet available.