asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the approximate number of forest workers employed in each county and in the country (a) on 1 January 1983 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.
Written Answers. - Forestry Workers Numbers.
334.
The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the attached schedule.
Number of Forest Workers Employed.
|
County |
at 1/1/83 |
at 4/11/83 |
|
Carlow |
24 |
30 |
|
Cavan |
20 |
22 |
|
Clare |
188 |
117 |
|
Cork |
278 |
284 |
|
Donegal |
217 |
235 |
|
Dublin |
10 |
12 |
|
Galway |
161 |
160 |
|
Kerry |
118 |
113 |
|
Kildare |
42 |
41 |
|
Kilkenny |
67 |
65 |
|
Laois |
101 |
96 |
|
Leitrim |
86 |
85 |
|
Limerick |
64 |
65 |
|
Longford |
33 |
34 |
|
Louth |
9 |
9 |
|
*Mayo |
175 |
171 |
|
Meath |
17 |
15 |
|
Monaghan |
16 |
19 |
|
Offaly |
14 |
15 |
|
Roscommon |
59 |
63 |
|
Sligo |
57 |
53 |
|
Tipp. N.R. |
70 |
72 |
|
*Tipp. S.R. |
156 |
162 |
|
Waterford |
110 |
124 |
|
Westmeath |
21 |
21 |
|
Wexford |
118 |
127 |
|
Wicklow |
264 |
268 |
|
Total |
2,425 |
2,478 |
* Includes workers in the State commercial sawmills at Cong and Dundrum as follows:
|
1/1/83 |
4/11/83 |
|
|
Cong |
23 |
22 |
|
Dundrum |
19 |
20 |