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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 23 Jul 1970

Vol. 248 No. 12

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Domestic Incomes.

4.

asked the Taoiseach the percentage domestic incomes in the following categories of population for the years 1967, 1968, 1969 and May or June, 1970 (or the latest available date): (a) farmers' income, (b) other domestic incomes and (c) industrial profits; and the number of people covered in each category.

With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report two statements, the first giving the information on incomes requested by the Deputy for 1967, 1968 and 1969, in so far as it is available, and the second showing the total number of persons at work in 1966 classified by employment status. It is not possible to state how many people are covered by each income category as some persons are recipients of more than one type of income and, in addition, some of the recipients are not in the labour force. The data relating to incomes are available only for calendar years while the particulars by employment status are available for census of population years only.

Following are the statements—

Percentage distribution of domestic income.

Type of Income

1967

1968

1969†

%

Wages and salaries

62.2

61.5

62.7

Income from self-employment and other trading income from agriculture and fishing

16.9

17.4

16.1

Industrial profits

7.4

8.0

21.2

Other income

13.5

13.1

Total*

100.0

100.0

100.0

† Preliminary.

*Before adjustment for stock appreciation.

Numbers at work by employment status.

Employment status

1966†

Total number of employees (including apprentices)

701,993

Employers, own account workers and assisting relatives:

Agriculture and fishing

286,136

Other

77,858

Total number of work

1,065,987

† Census of Population, April, 1966.

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