Jim Higgins
Question:39 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the reason statistics are not available for the number of part-time or full-time farmers since 1986.
Written Answers. - Non-availability of Statistics.
The following table from the 1991 Census of Agriculture provides data on the number of farm holders in each county classified by annual labour input. The 1991 Census of Agriculture was conducted using a new methodology and hence comparable data for earlier periods are not available. Comparable data on trends in the numbers of farmers in each county are only available from the Censuses of Population. Relevant data from the 1991 Population Census are currently being prepared as part of the final processing stage of that census and should be available towards the end of the year.
Number of farm holders classified by annual labour input
|
Province and County |
Less than one annual work unit(¹) |
One annual work unit(¹) or more |
Total farm holders |
|
Ireland |
53,334 |
116,806 |
170,140 |
|
Leinster |
13,039 |
29,582 |
42,621 |
|
Carlow |
587 |
1,536 |
2,123 |
|
Dublin |
556 |
929 |
1,485 |
|
Kildare |
1,158 |
2,042 |
3,200 |
|
Kilkenny |
1,069 |
3,353 |
4,422 |
|
Laoighis |
1,153 |
2,769 |
3,922 |
|
Longford |
879 |
2,222 |
3,101 |
|
Louth |
875 |
1,399 |
2,274 |
|
Meath |
1,928 |
3,683 |
5,611 |
|
Offaly |
1,254 |
2,843 |
4,097 |
|
Westmeath |
1,440 |
2,672 |
4,112 |
|
Wexford |
1,370 |
4,198 |
5,568 |
|
Wicklow |
770 |
1,936 |
2,706 |
|
Munster |
14,553 |
41,767 |
56,320 |
|
Clare |
2,424 |
5,788 |
8,212 |
|
Cork |
3,870 |
13,381 |
17,251 |
|
Kerry |
3,031 |
7,830 |
10,861 |
|
Limerick |
1,944 |
5,427 |
7,371 |
|
Tipperary NR |
1,165 |
3,278 |
4,443 |
|
Tipperary SR |
1,229 |
3,707 |
4,936 |
|
Waterford |
890 |
2,356 |
3,246 |
|
Connacht |
17,279 |
31,681 |
48,960 |
|
Galway |
5,788 |
10,437 |
16,225 |
|
Leitrim |
1,728 |
2,786 |
4,514 |
|
Mayo |
5,213 |
9,686 |
14,899 |
|
Roscommon |
2,474 |
5,331 |
7,805 |
|
Sligo |
2,076 |
3,441 |
5,517 |
|
Ulster (part of) |
8,463 |
13,776 |
22,239 |
|
Cavan |
2,066 |
4,641 |
6,707 |
|
Donegal |
4,542 |
5,682 |
10,224 |
|
Monaghan |
1,855 |
3,453 |
5,308 |
(1) An annual work unit is defined as 1,800 hours per annum.