asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of the agricultural grant (latest year) (a) the amount of primary allowance, (b) the amount of employment allowance and (c) the number of (i) employees and (ii) relatives in respect of whom the allowance was payable for each county and province and the total for the State.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Grant.
106.
Following is the information in respect of the Agricultural Grant for year 1960/61:—
|
Primary Allowance |
Employment Allowance |
Number of persons in respect of whom allowances were granted in 1960-61 |
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|
Relatives of occupier |
Employees |
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£ |
£ |
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CONNAUGHT: |
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|
Galway |
438,745 |
38,032 |
2,081 |
595 |
|
Leitrim |
129,634 |
6,122 |
314 |
119 |
|
Mayo |
324,279 |
14,321 |
804 |
278 |
|
Roscommon |
233,813 |
19,189 |
1,139 |
296 |
|
Sligo |
150,924 |
13,132 |
703 |
268 |
|
Total |
1,277,395 |
90,796 |
5,041 |
1,556 |
|
LEINSTER: |
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|
Carlow |
58,034 |
27,994 |
890 |
902 |
|
Dublin |
59,812 |
38,539 |
519 |
1,822 |
|
Kildare |
91,254 |
50,316 |
907 |
2,183 |
|
Kilkenny |
115,308 |
62,223 |
2,123 |
1,809 |
|
Laoighis |
101,977 |
37,419 |
1,468 |
1,057 |
|
Longford |
111,735 |
15,694 |
746 |
297 |
|
Louth |
69,031 |
30,197 |
806 |
1,088 |
|
Meath |
126,293 |
68,995 |
1,720 |
2,733 |
|
Offaly |
118,699 |
33,127 |
1,288 |
942 |
|
Westmeath |
120,785 |
31,805 |
1,107 |
900 |
|
Wexford |
138,044 |
73,869 |
2,168 |
2,560 |
|
Wicklow |
76,586 |
30,959 |
798 |
1,189 |
|
TOTAL |
1,187,560 |
501,137 |
14,540 |
17,482 |
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MUNSTER: |
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|
Clare |
209,597 |
31,008 |
1,542 |
609 |
|
Cork |
478,159 |
161,116 |
5,224 |
5,079 |
|
Kerry |
270,991 |
28,280 |
1,543 |
492 |
|
Limerick |
181,736 |
75,523 |
2,577 |
2,288 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
130,347 |
42,369 |
1,481 |
1,217 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
125,509 |
55,956 |
1,868 |
1,739 |
|
Waterford |
100,141 |
41,391 |
1,194 |
1,370 |
|
TOTAL |
1,496,480 |
435,643 |
15,429 |
12,794 |
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ULSTER: |
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Cavan |
203,716 |
22,812 |
1,183 |
474 |
|
Donegal |
234,847 |
27,907 |
942 |
860 |
|
Monaghan |
147,709 |
22,417 |
1,103 |
451 |
|
Total |
586,272 |
73,136 |
3,228 |
1,785 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
4,547,707 |
1,100,712 |
38,238 |
33,617 |
107.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each county and province and the total for the State in regard to the agricultural grant (a) the total number of farmers who were paid employment allowances, (b) the number of farmers who were paid employment allowances for employees only and (c) the number of farmers who were paid employment allowances for relatives only.
The information requested at (b) and (c) is not available. As regards (a) the information is as follows in respect of the year 1960/61.
|
Number of Farmers to whom Employment Allowances were paid. |
|
|
Connaught: |
|
|
Galway |
2,095 |
|
Leitrim |
352 |
|
Mayo |
785 |
|
Roscommon |
1,169 |
|
Sligo |
736 |
|
TOTAL |
5,137 |
|
Leinster: |
|
|
Carlow |
1,228 |
|
Dublin |
1,001 |
|
Kildare |
1,819 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,567 |
|
Laoighis |
1,566 |
|
Longford |
1,049 |
|
Louth |
1,007 |
|
Meath |
2,475 |
|
Offaly |
1,470 |
|
Westmeath |
1,439 |
|
Wexford |
2,873 |
|
Wicklow |
1,220 |
|
TOTAL |
19,714 |
|
Munster: |
|
|
Clare |
1,653 |
|
Cork |
7,143 |
|
Kerry |
1,496 |
|
Limerick |
3,957 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
1,887 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
2,308 |
|
Waterford |
1,526 |
|
TOTAL |
19,970 |
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Ulster: |
|
|
Cavan |
1,466 |
|
Donegal |
1,095 |
|
Monaghan |
1,195 |
|
TOTAL |
3,756 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
48,577 |