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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 30 Oct 1957

Vol. 164 No. 2

Written Answers. - Employment on Roads.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of each county council area the average number employed on the roads in the months of April, May, September and October in each of the years 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57 and 1957-58.

The statistics of employee by local authorities on works on public roads available in the Department relate to the end of the month. Return for October and, in some cases, September, 1957, have not yet been received from local authorities. Following are the particulars for the relevant months:—

1954/55.

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT—ROAD WORKS

(Figures for end of Month).

Authority

April

May

September

October

County Councils:

Carlow

167

176

205

204

Cavan

712

774

815

813

Clare

1,007

967

974

1,019

Cork

2,442

2,585

2,440

2,309

Donegal

1,240

1,223

1,090

1,221

Dublin

591

518

513

518

Galway

1,287

1,348

1,598

1,524

Kerry

750

925

885

879

Kildare

442

424

1,598

1,524

Kilkenny

391

511

489

464

Laoighis

382

504

468

471

Leitrim

90

445

547

631

Limerick

1,044

915

835

789

Longford

681

545

382

439

Louth

316

295

295

289

Mayo

2,294

2,246

2,592

2,710

Meath

730

762

566

566

Monaghan

653

683

587

590

Offaly

498

390

376

379

Roscommon

682

643

869

803

Sligo

444

567

485

490

Tipperry, N.R.

742

710

552

582

Tipperary, S.R.

606

605

527

541

Waterford

566

673

655

641

Westmeath

561

524

501

534

Wexford

662

693

653

641

Wicklow

492

518

512

514

1955/56.

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT—ROAD WORKS

(Figures for end of Month).

Authority

April

May

September

October

County Councils:

Carlow

62

184

224

195

Cavan

630

729

940

760

Clare

518

697

799

887

Cork

2,229

2,395

2,402

2,338

Donegal

1,008

1,218

1,448

1,347

Dublin

636

451

557

550

Galway

1,329

1,316

1,720

1,615

Kerry

733

726

857

921

Kildare

394

369

361

376

Kilkenny

376

500

423

400

Laoighis

386

387

518

465

Leitrim

458

713

607

494

Limerick

623

706

739

685

Longford

358

440

469

350

Louth

305

291

289

289

Mayo

2,569

2,473

2,881

2,915

Meath

572

560

411

484

Monaghan

493

502

672

635

Offaly

393

445

405

545

Roscommon

571

714

975

860

Sligo

466

498

497

428

Tipperary, N.R.

510

558

556

509

Tipperary, S.R.

599

621

514

498

Waterford

593

696

618

512

Westmeath

466

530

510

504

Wexford

580

635

629

631

Wicklow

380

469

361

364

1956/57

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT—ROAD WORKS

(Figures for end of Month).

Authority

April

May

September

October

County Councils:

Carlow

193

210

198

199

Cavan

618

664

557

572

Clare

619

664

671

600

Cork

2,156

2,240

2,047

1,913

Donegal

968

1,230

1,167

1,116

Dublin

552

551

510

506

Galway

1,143

1,365

1,428

1,324

Kerry

623

668

743

616

Kildare

395

340

437

371

Kilkenny

460

453

393

357

Laoighis

386

475

390

385

Leitrim

309

619

587

348

Limerick

490

584

580

568

Longford

351

350

303

278

Louth

397

378

311

276

Mayo

2,046

2,650

2,687

2,965

Meath

642

635

446

477

Monaghan

370

453

567

550

Offaly

392

395

406

364

Roscommon

650

691

809

792

Sligo

460

433

388

345

Tipperary, N.R.

615

07

585

522

Tipperary, S.R.

494

491

410

363

Waterford

561

622

563

561

Westmeath

449

479

488

510

Wexford

613

634

557

490

Wicklow

361

413

427

401

1957/'58.

TOTAL EMPLOYMENT—ROAD WORKS.

(Figures for end of month.)

Authority

April

May

September

Carlow

186

172

177

Cavan

404

468

Clare

393

383

565

Cork

1,812

1,916

2,002

Donegal

761

876

*

Dublin

537

552

*

Galway

1,058

1,037

1,364

Kerry

550

595

*

Kildare

310

280

382

Kilkenny

368

420

415

Laoighis

299

397

*

Leitrim

310

361

512

Limerick

488

528

*

Longford

208

264

312

Louth

273

244

264

Mayo

1,777

1,826

2,487

Meath

447

370

*

Monaghan

298

458

378

Offaly

379

351

343

Roscommon

581

620

791

Sligo

308

334

356

Tipperary, N.R.

480

418

*

Tipperary, S.R.

389

421

*

Waterford

500

529

*

Westmeath

386

377

468

Wexford

405

404

414

Wicklow

367

385

436

*Particulars not received from local authorities.

Note 1. - Figures for employment schemes are not included in the above tables.

Note 2. - The figures relates to work carried out by or on behalf of county councils by direct labour or contract.

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