Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 28 Mar 1950

Vol. 120 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Identity Cards and Passports.

Mr. Lynch

asked the Taoiseach if he will state, for each of the months September, October, November and December, 1949, the number of persons, classified by sex and county of residence, to whom travel identity cards and passports were granted for the purpose of taking up employment or for permanent residence.

Mr. Cosgrave

I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement containing the desired information.

Following is the statement:—

IRELAND.

Number of persons, classified by sex and county of residence, to whom travel identity cards and passports were granted during the months of September, October, November, December, 1949, for the purpose of taking up employment or permanent residence.

County	September	October	November	December
Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females
Carlow	13	13	4	7	2	5	2	5
Dublin	146	177	100	127	75	118	54	71
Kildare	2	10	4	10	2	12	6	9
Kilkenny	21	37	10	20	13	15	6	10
Laoighis	16	13	1	9	6	5	7	12
Longford	9	22	17	18	5	13	2	8
Louth	10	12	15	13	7	9	3	7
Meath	10	7	6	9	12	7	4	—
Offaly	6	18	8	8	9	9	5	3
Westmeath	13	15	19	15	9	10	9	5
Wexford	18	37	11	16	4	7	12	15
Wicklow	7	16	8	16	4	7	6	8
Clare	35	55	46	41	26	26	18	14
Cork	100	137	74	65	48	63	41	41
Kerry	89	96	48	67	26	54	29	36
Limerick	63	100	54	42	46	37	31	39
Tipperary	38	73	26	45	19	34	13	37
Waterford	20	31	17	31	18	27	12	24
Galway	126	109	79	70	63	77	45	54
Leitrim	15	19	19	26	7	12	6	22
Mayo	143	120	65	80	43	59	51	52
Roscommon	38	45	23	19	16	28	13	13
Sligo	40	47	25	17	20	17	17	13
Cavan	26	39	16	29	18	41	7	16
Donegal	86	67	52	43	39	37	33	36
Monaghan	9	18	9	9	10	14	7	7
TOTAL	1,099	1,333	756	852	547	743	439	557