asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give the figures for each county and county borough of the numbers engaged on road works in the years 1962 and 1963.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employment on Road Works.
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:
County Councils |
The monthly average of the numbers engaged on road works in the years 1962 and 1963 in each county and county borough |
|
1962 |
1963 |
|
Carlow |
140 |
147 |
Cavan |
439 |
393 |
Clare |
493 |
439 |
Cork |
1,600 |
1,538 |
Donegal |
898 |
795 |
Dublin |
443 |
448 |
Galway |
921 |
859 |
Kerry |
529 |
498 |
Kildare |
324 |
309 |
Kilkenny |
361 |
366 |
Laois |
316 |
315 |
Leitrim |
606 |
395 |
Limerick |
520 |
458 |
Longford |
313 |
295 |
Louth |
190 |
183 |
Mayo |
1,597 |
1,434 |
Meath |
357 |
320 |
Monaghan |
289 |
283 |
Offaly |
308 |
276 |
Roscommon |
596 |
455 |
Sligo |
361 |
296 |
Tipperary (NR) |
342 |
363 |
Tipperary (SR) |
402 |
421 |
Waterford |
375 |
395 |
Westmeath |
455 |
434 |
Wexford |
311 |
298 |
Wicklow |
351 |
341 |
County Boroughs |
||
Cork |
24 |
26 |
Dublin |
589 |
561 |
Limerick |
14 |
12 |
Waterford |
23 |
15 |
NOTE 1. The figures show the numbers employed by direct labour on road and bridge works and include numbers engaged on contract works.
NOTE 2. The figures do not include employment on road schemes financed with the aid of grants from the Employment and Emergency Schemes Vote.
NOTE 3. The Mayo figures include a large number of small-scale maintenance contractors.