asked the Minister for Local Government the number of workers employed on roads and bridges by each county council at mid-summer 1968 and mid-winter 1968; and the total for the State.
Written Answers. - Road and Bridge Workers.
The information sought is as follows:
Number of workers employed on roads and bridges by each county council in mid-summer and mid-winter, 1968.
County |
Mid-Summer (June, 1968) |
Mid-Winter (December, 1968) |
Carlow |
160 |
143 |
Cavan |
412 |
401 |
Clare |
402 |
467 |
Cork |
1,206 |
1,237 |
Donegal |
947 |
618 |
Dublin |
403 |
396 |
Galway |
741 |
726 |
Kerry |
443 |
390 |
Kildare |
280 |
272 |
Kilkenny |
298 |
275 |
Laoighis |
342 |
328 |
Leitrim |
332 |
247 |
Limerick |
477 |
386 |
Longford |
274 |
240 |
Louth |
223 |
206 |
Mayo |
751 |
754 |
Meath |
408 |
512 |
Monaghan |
256 |
226 |
Offaly |
198 |
185 |
Roscommon |
379 |
430 |
Sligo |
224 |
241 |
Tipperary NR |
380 |
364 |
Tipperary SR |
417 |
410 |
Waterford |
335 |
334 |
Westmeath |
361 |
346 |
Wexford |
281 |
305 |
Wicklow |
299 |
401 |
Total |
11,229 |
10,840 |
Total for the State |
12,200* |
11,881* |
* These totals include employment or works carried out by county borough and borough councils and urban district councils on roads and bridges but do not include employment on works carried out:
(1) by county councils on public roads under the Rural Employment Scheme or on non-public roads under the Local Improvements Scheme:
(2) by urban authorities on public roads under the Urban Employment Scheme.