Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 15 Apr 1959

Vol. 174 No. 3

Written Answers. - Employment on Roads and Bridges.

57.

Mr. Desmond

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the number of persons employed on roads and bridges in each county on a convenient date in February and March in 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959.

Mr. Blaney

Following is the information:—

County Councils	Total Number of men employed at end of each month
1956	1957	1958	1959
February	March	February	March	February	March	February
Carlow	180	197	133	161	144	152	138
Cavan	748	527	437	349	488	296	369
Clare	642	683	347	230	452	342	300
Cork	1,818	1,796	1,686	1,698	1,523	1,410	1,493
Donegal	727	406	330	679	846	524	672
Dublin	559	591	502	576	506	466	471
Galway	1,050	883	967	983	1,155	1,085	1,016
Kerry	650	567	603	577	546	497	542
Kildare	425	484	334	283	263	266	247
Kilkenny	380	310	197	290	292	284	267
Laois	299	360	248	248	327	341	305
Leitrim	419	118	281	225	431	364	352
Limerick	591	536	531	456	386	429	387
Longford	327	307	269	234	222	211	263
Louth	377	402	326	317	251	248	186
Mayo	2,442	2,478	2,491	2,430	2,503	2,547	2,102
Meath	523	650	470	598	460	410	394
Monaghan	341	324	306	272	314	254	304
Offaly	419	462	476	426	378	377	380
Roscommon	764	519	650	713	581	500	691
Sligo	411	451	384	372	357	281	379
Tipperary N.R.	560	597	454	501	300	343	332
Tipperary S.R.	484	459	365	309	424	408	380
Waterford	455	474	534	540	401	430	386
Westmeath	459	290	431	392	379	229	454
Wexford	499	566	268	309	343	367	344
Wicklow	340	342	307	271	300	277	381

NOTES: (1) The above figures do not include workers employed on works financed out of the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.

(2) Returns furnished to the Department give total of men employed at the end of each month.

(3) The returns for March 1959 are not yet available. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy when available.