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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 30 Jul 1970

Vol. 248 No. 15

Written Answers. - County Council Road Workers.

130.

asked the Minister for Local Government the number of workers employed on roads and bridges by each county council at mid-Summer 1969 and 1970 and mid-Winter 1968 and 1969 (or nearest month); and the total for the State.

Following is the information requested:

County

Mid-summer, June, 1969

April, 1970 (b)

Mid-winter, 1968 Dec., 1968

Mid-winter, 1969 Dec., 1969

Carlow

136

126

143

125

Cavan

429

391

401

420

Clare

414

427

467

407

Cork

1,293

1,158

1,237

1,131

Donegal

878

700

618

684

Dublin

450

458

396

448

Galway

697

691

726

721

Kerry

436

381

390

423

Kildare

305

263

272

284

Kilkenny

278

269

275

281

Laoighis

364

328

328

342

Leitrim

322

228

247

260

Limerick

475

383

386

422

Longford

249

203

240

248

Louth

207

183

206

201

Mayo

629

495

754

575

Meath

429

403

512

505

Monaghan

266

256

226

252

Offaly

173

179

185

183

Roscommon

408

387

430

488

Sligo

247

216

241

220

Tipperary, NR

293

354

364

386

Tipperary, SR

398

380

410

387

Waterford

325

321

334

334

Westmeath

333

318

346

312

Wexford

314

309

305

333

Wicklow

352

320

401

399

Total

11,200

10,127

10,840

10,771

Total for the state (a)

12,174

11,169

11,881

11,807

(a) These totals include employment on 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.

(b) The figures for June, 1970, have not yet been received; the latest month for which full figures are available is April, 1970.

Notice taken that 20 Members were not present; House counted, and 20 Members being present,

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