asked the Minister for Agriculture the percentage of Irish farmers who have another (a) full-time job, (b) part-time job, and how these percentages compare with the other EEC countries.
Written Answers. - Farmer Statistics.
269.
The only relevant statistics available show the percentage distribution of farmholders according to the amount of time worked by them on their farms. This information for 1975 (the latest available) is as follows:
|
Member State |
% of normal full-time working |
||
|
less than 50% |
between 50% and 100% |
100% |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
|
|
Germany |
40 |
14 |
46 |
|
France |
30 |
18 |
58 |
|
Italy |
60 |
24 |
16 |
|
Netherlands |
15 |
14 |
71 |
|
Belgium |
35 |
88 |
57 |
|
Luxembourg |
20 |
10 |
70 |
|
United Kingdom |
10 |
20 |
70 |
|
Ireland |
24 |
22 |
54 |
|
Denmark |
24 |
16 |
60 |
|
Total EEC |
44 |
20 |
36 |