asked the Minister for Local Government if he will furnish details of the agricultural grant for the latest year for which figures are available in the form of a reply of 21st March, 1962.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Grant.
Following is the information in respect of the agricultural grant for 1965-66:
Area |
Primary Allowance |
Supplementary Allowance |
Employment Allowance |
Number of persons in respect of whom employment allowances were granted |
|
Relatives of Occupier |
Employees |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
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Connaught: |
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Galway |
875,839 |
84,938 |
34,167 |
1,903 |
472 |
Leitrim |
270,263 |
12,267 |
5,063 |
283 |
76 |
Mayo |
727,525 |
31,125 |
12,391 |
694 |
211 |
Roscommon |
493,477 |
61,864 |
16,431 |
967 |
185 |
Sligo |
303,411 |
30,612 |
10,180 |
565 |
162 |
TOTAL |
2,670,515 |
220,806 |
78,232 |
4,412 |
1,106 |
LEINSTER: |
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Carlow |
110,543 |
63,037 |
23,033 |
766 |
707 |
Dublin |
106,849 |
86,739 |
31,255 |
411 |
1,439 |
Kildare |
164,797 |
121,337 |
41,720 |
816 |
1,746 |
Kilkenny |
224,587 |
123,068 |
53,738 |
1,948 |
1,416 |
Laoighis |
203,316 |
79,401 |
33,225 |
1,341 |
813 |
Longford |
227,853 |
43,941 |
11,844 |
595 |
192 |
Louth |
132,237 |
70,560 |
25,736 |
702 |
886 |
Meath |
232,379 |
166,799 |
53,798 |
1,507 |
2,140 |
Offaly |
202,633 |
68,513 |
25,869 |
1,064 |
651 |
Westmeath |
223,260 |
103,427 |
24,271 |
939 |
631 |
Wexford |
289,551 |
126,619 |
62,345 |
1,980 |
1,896 |
Wicklow |
125,202 |
69,271 |
27,694 |
710 |
974 |
TOTAL |
2,243,207 |
1,122,712 |
414,528 |
12,779 |
13,491 |
MUNSTER: |
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Clare |
392,318 |
79,200 |
26,020 |
1,339 |
462 |
Cork |
934,318 |
357,438 |
133,942 |
4,714 |
3,766 |
Kerry |
514,294 |
55,806 |
23,194 |
1,333 |
333 |
Limerick |
384,355 |
178,110 |
61,760 |
2,316 |
1,603 |
Tipperary NR |
253,764 |
91,673 |
37,159 |
1,453 |
883 |
Tipperary SR |
285,004 |
158,173 |
48,048 |
1,668 |
1,336 |
Waterford |
178,509 |
109,230 |
34,540 |
1,113 |
1,045 |
TOTAL |
2,942,562 |
1,029,630 |
364,663 |
13,936 |
9,428 |
ULSTER: |
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Cavan |
411,550 |
46,181 |
18,483 |
996 |
311 |
Donegal |
465,051 |
67,660 |
26,045 |
942 |
723 |
Monaghan |
282,981 |
46,923 |
19,788 |
1,053 |
304 |
TOTAL |
1,159,582 |
160,764 |
64,316 |
2,991 |
1,338 |
GRAND TOTAL |
9,015,866 |
2,533,912 |
921,739 |
34,118 |
25,363 |