Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 8 Feb 1968

Vol. 232 No. 5

Written Answers. - Agricultural Employment.

25.

Mr. James Tully

asked the Taoiseach if he will extend the tables appended to a reply of 8th February, 1967, to include 1966 and 1967.

The Taoiseach

The details requested by the Deputy are given in the following tables in so far as they are available. Data on income and expenses of agriculture are not yet available for 1967.

Year	Total estimated number of agricultural employees at work	Total remuneration of employees in agriculture*	Total expenses of agriculture other than remuneration	Income from self employment and other trading income†	Total income arising in agriculture‡
	Thousand		£ million
1966	37.7	17.1	41.8	136.0	156.1

* Including employers' contribution to social insurance.

† Including income of farmers and relatives.

‡ Including rent element in land annuities.

Average minimum weekly rates of wages of permanent adult male agricultural workers.

Effective from	Rate per week*
	s.	d.
6th June, 1966	173	6
1st October, 1966	180	6

* No change since 1st October, 1966.

ACTUAL level and index numbers of weekly earnings of industrial workers in Transportable Goods Industries and of Minimum Agricultural Wages' Rates of permanent adult male agricultural workers.

	Average weekly Industrial Earnings	Minimum weekly Agricultural Wages
Period	Actual Average Earnings	Index October 1953=100	Minimum Weekly Rate	Index July 1953=100
	s.	d.		s.	d.
March, 1966	218	2	193.9	160	9	197.2
June, 1966	232	7	206.2	173	6	242.9
September, 1966	242	9	215.9	173	6	212.9
December, 1966	246	9	219.8	180	6	221.5
March, 1967	245	3	217.6	180	6	221.5
June, 1967	249	8	222.1	180	6	221.5
September, 1967	253	2	224.0	180	6	221.5
December, 1967	*	*	180	6	221.5

* Not yet available.

Mr. Corry

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to raise the subject matter of Question No. 4 on the Order Paper on the Adjournment.

An Ceann Comhairle

The Chair will communicate with the Deputy.