asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the number of persons employed on road works in each county on the 30th June, 1956, and on the corresponding date in 1957, 1958 and 1959.
Written Answers. - Employment on Road Works.
25.
The reply 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:—
Statement of number of persons employed on road works in each county on 30th June, 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959 respectively.
|
County |
Number of persons employed on road works on 30th June, 1956 |
Number of persons employed on road works on 30th June, 1957 |
Number of persons employed on road works on 30th June, 1958 |
Number of persons employed on road works on 30th June, 1959 |
|
Carlow |
201 |
165 |
151 |
145 |
|
Cavan |
698 |
527 |
519 |
538 |
|
Clare |
673 |
442 |
473 |
367 |
|
Cork |
2,207 |
1,935 |
1,829 |
1,783 |
|
Donegal |
1,222 |
1,024 |
1,063 |
1,014 |
|
Dublin |
487 |
559 |
500 |
452 |
|
Galway |
1,543 |
1,082 |
1,175 |
989 |
|
Kerry |
706 |
553 |
464 |
550 |
|
Kildare |
285 |
272 |
277 |
241 |
|
Kilkenny |
415 |
417 |
306 |
426 |
|
Laois |
470 |
411 |
371 |
365 |
|
Leitrim |
683 |
582 |
554 |
589 |
|
Limerick |
546 |
566 |
458 |
494 |
|
Longford |
398 |
258 |
349 |
288 |
|
Louth |
361 |
267 |
209 |
219 |
|
Mayo |
2,803 |
2,247 |
2,427 |
2,407 |
|
Meath |
542 |
319 |
325 |
340 |
|
Monaghan |
464 |
465 |
413 |
355 |
|
Offaly |
412 |
382 |
339 |
340 |
|
Roscommon |
881 |
702 |
767 |
624 |
|
Sligo |
434 |
348 |
382 |
345 |
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
598 |
437 |
448 |
342 |
|
Tipperary (S.R.) |
486 |
379 |
458 |
423 |
|
Waterford |
610 |
499 |
403 |
377 |
|
Westmeath |
517 |
405 |
394 |
418 |
|
Wexford |
628 |
412 |
432 |
390 |
|
Wicklow |
429 |
391 |
412 |
416 |
NOTE.—The above figures relate to roadworks carried out by county councils, excluding works financed from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.