asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of the local financial year 1954-55 or, if the figures are not yet available, in respect of 1953-54 (a) the amount paid in wages and salaries to officers and servants of each county borough council and county council, (b) the amount paid in premiums in each case to insurance companies for the purposes of the Workmen's Compensation Acts, (c) in cases where the local authorities carry their own risks, the amount paid in compensation, and (d) where risks were insured, the approximate amount paid in compensation by insurance carriers.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Payments to Officers and Servants of Borough Councils and County Councils.
The information required at (b), (c) and (d) is not available in my Department. The information requested at (a) is available in respect of the calendar years 1954 and 1955 only and is in the form of a tabular statement which with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
AMOUNT OF SALARIES AND WAGES PAID BY COUNTY AND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCILS DURING THE YEARS 1954 AND 1955.
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Year ended |
Year ended |
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31/1/'54 |
31/12/'55 |
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£ |
£ |
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County Councils: |
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Carlow |
134,804 |
159,332 |
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Cavan |
297,152 |
310,234 |
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Clare |
435,605 |
439,654 |
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Cork |
1,007,998 |
1,041,674 |
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Donegal |
544,102 |
598,600 |
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Dublin |
378,394 |
401,416 |
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Galway |
655,568 |
626,055 |
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Kerry |
519,581 |
544,610 |
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Kildare |
305,061 |
307,460 |
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Kilkenny |
372,809 |
372,037 |
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Laois |
208,087 |
252,720 |
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Leitrim |
225,500 |
247,560 |
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Limerick |
406,214 |
442,336 |
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Longford |
188,586 |
204,973 |
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Louth |
250,452 |
218,043 |
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Mayo |
541,577 |
401,558 |
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Meath |
379,307 |
393,543 |
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Monaghan |
250,296 |
293,871 |
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Offaly |
210,712 |
208,630 |
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Roscommon |
397,971 |
421,398 |
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Sligo |
232,408 |
239,332 |
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Tipperary (N.R.) |
329,960 |
337,345 |
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Tipperary (S.R.) |
283,818 |
336,676 |
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Waterford |
258,637 |
284,776 |
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Westmeath |
231,083 |
273,006 |
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Wexford |
400,362 |
418,421 |
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Wicklow |
308,160 |
314,346 |
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County Boroughs: |
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Cork |
367,603 |
382,955 |
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Dublin |
2,816,235 |
2,875,549 |
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Limerick |
266,221 |
242,753 |
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Waterford |
126,935 |
107,706 |
Surely the Minister should have the information asked for in view of the fact that the Department of Local Government are responsible for the payment of portion of the workers' wages and that some record must be kept in his Department? If the information involved can be had— and I believe it can—surely the figures from which it is made up should also be available?
Unfortunately, the information is not available to me and I cannot give it to the Deputy.