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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 23 Mar 1966

Vol. 221 No. 13

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Agricultural Instruction.

29.

asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries if he will state in respect of each county the number of (a) agricultural instructors (b) horticultural instructors (c) poultry instructors (d) home farm advisers and (e) persons attending night winter agricultural classes, and the total amount spent by each county in respect of these categories.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

County

Number of Instructors as at 18/3/66

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

Agriculture

Horticulture

Poultry- Keeping

Number of Instructors in Col. (c) who are trained in Farm Home Management

Number of persons who attended night Winter Agricultural Classes in year ending 31/3/65

Total expenditure in respect of these categories during the financial year ending 31/3/65

£

Carlow

6

2

3

1

56

16,316

Cavan

13

2

3

102

18,025

Clare

15

2

3

1

218

26,851

Cork

27

8

9

3

1,427

61,727

Donegal

13

1

4

1

333

19,226

Dublin

6

5

4

1

27

21,796

Galway

19

4

5

2

230

38,180

Kerry

20

4

3

1

454

38,961

Kildare

13

3

3

1

32,839

Kilkenny

9

1

2

197

22,178

Laoighis

6

2

2

1

36

17,894

Leitrim

11

1

2

196

14,875

Limerick

12

2

4

1

227

27,162

Longford

7

1

2

79

11,391

Louth

6

3

2

1

55

15,292

Mayo

19

3

7

2

440

36,349

Meath

12

4

5

1

192

30,137

Monaghan

11

1

2

1

93

13,826

Offaly

5

1

3

1

71

13,926

Roscommon

13

2

3

1

105

25,247

Sligo

11

1

2

1

155

19,860

Tipperary (NR)

7

2

3

1

96

20,353

Tipperary (SR)

11

3

3

101

26,502

Waterford

5

3

2

92

18,253

Westmeath

7

1

4

1

34

16,690

Wexford

14

5

3

137

27,626

Wicklow

4

2

3

1

40

15,387

TOTALS

302

69

90

24

5,193

£646,869

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