asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each county council regarding employment on roads and bridges the number of road workers employed in each month from April, 1961, to date.
Written Answers. - Employment of Road Workers.
The information requested is set out in the following table:—
NUMBER EMPLOYED MONTHLY ON ROAD AND BRIDGE WORKS BY EACH COUNTY COUNCIL FROM APRIL 1961 TO MAY 1962 INCLUSIVE.
County Council |
April 1961 |
May 1961 |
June 1961 |
July 1961 |
Aug. 1961 |
Sept. 1961 |
Oct. 1961 |
Nov. 1961 |
Dec. 1961 |
Jan. 1962 |
Feb. 1962 |
March 1962 |
April 1962 |
May 1962 |
Carlow |
172 |
176 |
177 |
177 |
150 |
152 |
139 |
142 |
136 |
141 |
145 |
135 |
144 |
149 |
Cavan |
388 |
457 |
525 |
549 |
533 |
484 |
469 |
478 |
470 |
433 |
388 |
353 |
376 |
456 |
Clare |
478 |
477 |
419 |
389 |
421 |
522 |
514 |
577 |
490 |
417 |
526 |
501 |
458 |
498 |
Cork |
1,565 |
1,714 |
1,737 |
1,713 |
1,644 |
1,661 |
1,625 |
1,602 |
1,481 |
1,390 |
1,428 |
1,467 |
1,575 |
1,719 |
Donegal |
971 |
964 |
1,051 |
699 |
1,127 |
1,101 |
1,062 |
1,042 |
932 |
920 |
692 |
779 |
829 |
963 |
Dublin |
467 |
459 |
450 |
457 |
438 |
443 |
440 |
499 |
451 |
451 |
475 |
439 |
439 |
455 |
Galway |
901 |
969 |
1,006 |
1,003 |
979 |
1,007 |
980 |
1,035 |
928 |
1,018 |
962 |
816 |
929 |
937 |
Kerry |
660 |
655 |
707 |
678 |
698 |
650 |
632 |
577 |
484 |
468 |
512 |
453 |
558 |
574 |
Kildare |
284 |
269 |
292 |
276 |
275 |
254 |
272 |
300 |
315 |
313 |
305 |
280 |
318 |
323 |
Kilkenny |
379 |
364 |
395 |
387 |
387 |
399 |
399 |
388 |
369 |
335 |
337 |
342 |
345 |
350 |
Laoighis |
328 |
352 |
356 |
363 |
351 |
343 |
334 |
312 |
318 |
294 |
302 |
259 |
324 |
320 |
Leitrim |
455 |
514 |
596 |
628 |
487 |
448 |
464 |
410 |
506 |
501 |
497 |
463 |
517 |
671 |
Limerick |
546 |
473 |
526 |
533 |
517 |
462 |
426 |
440 |
373 |
474 |
489 |
522 |
468 |
547 |
Longford |
321 |
319 |
293 |
301 |
304 |
294 |
292 |
296 |
342 |
319 |
279 |
298 |
303 |
326 |
Louth |
190 |
200 |
190 |
212 |
197 |
187 |
187 |
196 |
215 |
190 |
214 |
192 |
186 |
176 |
Mayo |
1,558 |
1,583 |
1,503 |
1,202 |
1,348 |
1,364 |
1,335 |
1,493 |
1,621 |
1,770 |
1,729 |
1,551 |
1,641 |
1,661 |
Meath |
281 |
365 |
340 |
274 |
269 |
346 |
400 |
415 |
548 |
348 |
359 |
354 |
364 |
377 |
Monaghan |
364 |
345 |
324 |
356 |
365 |
367 |
363 |
370 |
371 |
302 |
219 |
175 |
312 |
313 |
Offaly |
278 |
289 |
288 |
305 |
322 |
317 |
328 |
327 |
325 |
324 |
325 |
291 |
294 |
291 |
Roscommon |
646 |
608 |
668 |
740 |
663 |
712 |
720 |
790 |
676 |
659 |
655 |
599 |
586 |
555 |
Sligo |
403 |
435 |
431 |
387 |
363 |
381 |
375 |
336 |
326 |
348 |
306 |
332 |
368 |
393 |
Tipperary N.R. |
311 |
309 |
320 |
344 |
338 |
336 |
322 |
327 |
339 |
311 |
305 |
300 |
309 |
320 |
Tipperary S.R. |
366 |
366 |
372 |
369 |
371 |
367 |
369 |
370 |
379 |
378 |
391 |
394 |
386 |
376 |
Waterford |
384 |
377 |
382 |
372 |
355 |
363 |
370 |
388 |
374 |
373 |
352 |
392 |
380 |
365 |
Westmeath |
470 |
453 |
464 |
460 |
439 |
440 |
470 |
476 |
462 |
477 |
446 |
484 |
454 |
479 |
Wexford |
304 |
308 |
294 |
328 |
328 |
310 |
293 |
282 |
261 |
296 |
314 |
316 |
316 |
329 |
Wicklow |
326 |
362 |
365 |
377 |
349 |
349 |
349 |
344 |
366 |
304 |
306 |
299 |
351 |
371 |
NOTE 1.—The figures do not include employment on road schemes financed with the aid of grants from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.
NOTE 2. —The Mayo figures include a large number of farmers who hold small maintenance contracts with the county council.
NOTE 3. —May 1962 is the latest date for which complete details are available.