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.
Written Answers. - County Council Road Workers.
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,