asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of each county the number of: (1) men engaged on farms, other than relatives of the occupiers, and (2) the number of men engaged on farms relatives of the occupiers, in respect of whom special rating relief in connection with the agricultural grant was given for the year ended March, 1937.
Written Answers. - Particulars as to Farm Employees.
The following statement contains the information sought by the Deputy:—
County Council |
Other than relatives of occupiers |
Relatives of occupiers |
Total |
Carlow |
1,983 |
1,106 |
3,089 |
Cavan |
1,243 |
1,360 |
2,603 |
Clare |
1,327 |
1,894 |
3,221 |
Cork |
11,905 |
8,364 |
20,269 |
Donegal |
1,780 |
1,019 |
2,799 |
Dublin |
3,007 |
666 |
3,673 |
Galway |
1,808 |
2,904 |
4,712 |
Kerry |
1,723 |
2,474 |
4,197 |
Kildare |
3,555 |
1,227 |
4,782 |
Kilkenny |
3,546 |
2,462 |
6,008 |
Laoighis |
2,538 |
1,926 |
4,464 |
Leitrim |
490 |
559 |
1,049 |
Limerick |
5,199 |
3,740 |
8,939 |
Longford |
836 |
751 |
1,587 |
Louth |
2,019 |
885 |
2,904 |
Mayo |
910 |
1,046 |
1,956 |
Meath |
4,606 |
2,053 |
6,659 |
Monaghan |
1,313 |
965 |
2,278 |
Offaly |
2,090 |
1,855 |
3,945 |
Roscommon |
1,185 |
1,639 |
2,824 |
Sligo |
1,093 |
905 |
1,998 |
Tipperary, N.R. |
2,917 |
2,212 |
5,129 |
Tipperary, S.R. |
3,540 |
2,409 |
5,949 |
Waterford |
2,875 |
1,795 |
4,670 |
Westmeath |
2,250 |
1,742 |
3,992 |
Wexford |
5,054 |
2,464 |
7,518 |
Wicklow |
2,393 |
1,197 |
3,590 |
TOTAL |
73,185 |
51,619 |
124,804 |