Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 7 Feb 1968

Vol. 232 No. 4

Written Answers. - Farm Employment and Tractors.

49.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Taoiseach if he will furnish details of changes in farm employment and farm tractors in 1966-67 in the form of a reply of 8th February, 1967.

The Taoiseach

The particulars requested by the Deputy are as follows:

ESTIMATED change between June, 1966 and June, 1967*, in the numbers of Males engaged in farm work and in the number of Tractors on agricultural holdings.

(+ = increase; - = decrease).

County	Members of Family	Other Males	Tractors
Permanent	Temporary
	Change 1966-1967 (Number to nearest hundred)
Carlow	–100	–0	+ 100	+ 100
Dublin	–100	–300	–100	–0
Kildare	–0	–100	–100	+ 0
Kilkenny	+ 0	–300	–100	+ 0
Laoighis	–0	–100	–0	+ 0
Longford	–200	–0	–200	+ 0
Louth	–200	–100	+ 0	+ 0
Meath	–100	–400	+ 200	+ 100
Offaly	–200	–0	—	+ 100
Westmeath	–300	+ 0	–100	+ 0
Wexford	–100	–100	+ 200	+ 200
Wicklow	–200	–100	+ 0	+ 100
LEINSTER	–1,600	–1,700	–100	+ 700
Clare	–400	–100	–100	+ 100
Cork	–700	–200	+ 100	+ 200
Kerry	–500	+ 0	–200	+ 100
Limerick	–700	–200	–0	+ 200
Tipperary	–300	–200	+ 0	+ 100
Waterford	+ 0	–100	+ 0	+ 0
MUNSTER	–2,400	–700	–100	+ 800
Galway	–900	–0	+ 100	+ 100
Leitrim	–100	–0	–0	+ 100
Mayo	–600	+ 0	–0	+ 100
Roscommon	–100	–100	+ 0	+ 100
Sligo	–100	+ 0	–0	+ 100
CONNACHT	–1,800	–200	+ 0	+ 400
Cavan	–800	–100	–0	+ 200
Donegal	–600	–100	–200	+ 100
Monaghan	–300	–0	–100	+ 100
ULSTER (part of)	–1,700	–2,00	–300	+ 400
IRELAND	–7,400	– 2,800	–400	+ 2,200

* The estimated changes are the differences between the figures obtained from sample enumerations carried out in 1966 and 1967 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.