asked the Taoiseach the number of farmers receiving smallholders' unemployment assistance in each county on 1 January 1983 and on the last date for which figures are available.
Written Answers. - Smallholders' Unemployment Assistance Statistics.
29.
The following table shows the number of farmers claiming smallholders' unemployment assistance at local employment offices in each county on 31 December 1982 and 25 April 1986.
|
County |
31 December 1982 |
25 April 1986 |
|
Carlow |
33 |
50 |
|
Dublin |
0 |
0 |
|
Kildare |
13 |
19 |
|
Kilkenny |
35 |
42 |
|
Laois |
128 |
149 |
|
Longford |
555 |
446 |
|
Louth |
32 |
46 |
|
Offaly |
126 |
137 |
|
Meath |
8 |
9 |
|
Westmeath |
232 |
185 |
|
Wexford |
56 |
98 |
|
Wicklow |
28 |
61 |
|
Clare |
1,341 |
867 |
|
Cork |
1,373 |
958 |
|
Kerry |
3,346 |
2,193 |
|
Limerick |
423 |
370 |
|
Tipperary |
172 |
218 |
|
Waterford |
25 |
35 |
|
Galway |
3,035 |
2,414 |
|
Leitrim |
809 |
525 |
|
Mayo |
3,871 |
3,225 |
|
Roscommon |
955 |
806 |
|
Sligo |
554 |
428 |
|
Cavan |
841 |
623 |
|
Donegal |
2,775 |
2,231 |
|
Monaghan |
459 |
521 |
|
Total |
21,225 |
16,656 |