asked the Taoiseach the estimated total profits in agriculture in each of the years 1948 to 1966, inclusive, under the following heads: (1) farm profits, (2) number of males other than employees at work, and (3) average income per head per week.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Employment and Income.
30.
The following table shows (1) farm profits (income from self-employment and other trading income), (2) number of persons, other than employees, at work in agriculture, (3) average income per person per week, from 1948 to 1964. Data for later years are not available.
In (2) of the reply the number of persons at work is based on Census of Population figures and includes females. This appears to be the appropriate population figure to relate to total farm profits.
|
Year |
Total farm profits* |
Total persons at work (other than employees) |
Average income per head per week |
||
|
£ milion |
Thousands |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
1948 |
73.0 |
434 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
|
1949 |
80.2 |
425 |
3 |
12 |
7 |
|
1950 |
75.5 |
418 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
|
1951 |
82.3 |
408 |
3 |
17 |
7 |
|
1952 |
97.6 |
398 |
4 |
14 |
4 |
|
1953 |
107.2 |
382 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
|
1954 |
98.0 |
373 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
1955 |
110.0 |
366 |
5 |
15 |
7 |
|
1956 |
97.5 |
359 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
|
1957 |
109.9 |
347 |
6 |
1 |
10 |
|
1958 |
99.4 |
341 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
|
1959 |
109.3 |
334 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
|
1960 |
111.8 |
327 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
|
1961 |
118.8 |
320 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
|
1962 |
122.5 |
314 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
1963 |
121.5 |
309 |
7 |
11 |
3 |
|
1964 |
143.7 |
301 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
*Income from self-employment and other trading income.
31.
asked the Taoiseach the estimated agricultural employee income in each year from 1948 to 1966, inclusive, under the following heads; (1) total remuneration of male employees, (2) total number of male employees, and (3) average remuneration per head per week.
The information requested by the Deputy is shown in the following table for the years 1948 to 1964. Information for later years is not available.
|
Year |
Total* remuneration of employees in agriculture |
Total estimated number of agricultural employees at work † |
Average remuneration per head per week |
||
|
£million |
Thousands |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
1948 |
15.2 |
105.4 |
2 |
15 |
6 |
|
1949 |
15.2 |
96.5 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
|
1950 |
14.4 |
90.3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
1951 |
13.8 |
81.8 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
|
1952 |
14.8 |
77.8 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
|
1953 |
14.8 |
69.8 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
1954 |
16.1 |
71.9 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
|
1955 |
15.9 |
69.3 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
|
1956 |
15.9 |
63.7 |
4 |
14 |
6 |
|
1957 |
15.4 |
60.3 |
4 |
16 |
9 |
|
1958 |
15.0 |
58.7 |
4 |
16 |
9 |
|
1959 |
15.2 |
56.7 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
|
1960 |
15.5 |
55.3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
|
1961 |
15.2 |
51.7 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
|
1962 |
15.3 |
48.1 |
5 |
19 |
8 |
|
1963 |
14.8 |
45.5 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
|
1964 |
16.0 |
43.1 |
6 |
19 |
3 |
*Includes employers contribution to social insurance.
†The figures include a small number of female employees. In 1951 the number was 642 and in 1961 it was 496.
32.
asked the Taoiseach the estimated income arising in agriculture in each year from 1948 to 1966, inclusive, under, the following heads: (1) total income arising in agriculture, (2) the number of males at work in agriculture, including employees, and (3) estimated average income per head per week.
The following table shows (1) total income arising from agriculture, (2) number of persons, including employees, at work in agriculture, (3) average income per person per week, from 1948 to 1964. Data for later years are not available.
In (2) of the reply the number of persons at work is based on Census of Population figures and includes females. This appears to be the appropriate population figure to relate to total income arising from agriculture.
|
Year |
Total income arising from agriculture* |
Number of persons including employees, at work in agriculture |
Average income per head per week |
||
|
£ million |
Thousands |
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
1948 |
88.2 |
539 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
|
1949 |
95.4 |
521 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
|
1950 |
89.9 |
508 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
|
1951 |
96.1 |
490 |
3 |
15 |
5 |
|
1952 |
112.4 |
476 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
|
1953 |
122.0 |
451 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
1954 |
114.1 |
445 |
4 |
18 |
7 |
|
1955 |
125.9 |
435 |
5 |
11 |
4 |
|
1956 |
113.4 |
423 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
|
1957 |
125.3 |
407 |
5 |
18 |
5 |
|
1958 |
114.4 |
400 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
|
1959 |
124.5 |
391 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
|
1960 |
127.3 |
383 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
|
1961 |
134.0 |
371 |
6 |
18 |
11 |
|
1962 |
137.8 |
362 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
|
1963 |
136.3 |
354 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
|
1964 |
159.7 |
344 |
8 |
18 |
6 |
*Excluding rent element in land annuities.