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Dáil Éireann - Volume 286 - 25 November, 1975

Written Answers. - Agricultural Statistics.

343. Mr. B. Desmond asked the Taoiseach if he will furnish particulars of farm employment and farm tractors on farms, as revealed in the full enumeration of June, 1970, and state for each rural district (a) the total number of farms (b) the number of farms having farm employees and (c) the number of farms having tractors.

344. Mr. B. Desmond asked the Taoiseach if he will furnish particulars of farm employment (full-time employees, part-time employees) and farm tractors, as ascertained in the full enumeration of June 1970, for each rural district and sub-totals for each country.

The Taoiseach: The statement following shows for each rural district and county (a) the number of agricultural holdings and (b) the number of tractors as revealed in the June, 1970 full enumeration. Corresponding information on the numbers of males engaged in farm work (members of family, permanent employees and temporary employees) was published in the December, 1971 issue of the Irish Statistical Bulletin, pages 364-366.

Information on the numbers of holdings reporting employees and [36] holdings reporting tractors is not compiled at rural district level. An analysis of a sample of the 1970 returns is being undertaken, however, and, when completed, estimates of the numbers of holdings reporting male employees and of the numbers of holdings reporting tractors will be available for each county and province.

NUMBER of Agricultural Holdings exceeding 1 acre and Number of Tractors in each Rural District (including Urban Districts and Towns) June, 1970.

County and Rural (including Urban) District

Holdings

Tractors

IRELAND

279,450

84,349

LEINSTER

70,407

31,535

Carlow County

3,191

1,932

Baltinglass No. 2

469

268

Carlow

2,323

1,489

Idrone

399

175

Dublin County

3,798

1,890

Balrothery

1,492

942

Celbridge No. 2

410

221

Remainder of Dublin County*

1,896

727

Kildare County

5,688

2,766

Athy No. 1

1,633

1,113

Celbridge No. 1

803

372

Edenderry No. 2

799

344

Naas

2,453

937

Kilkenny County

6,824

3,517

Callen

787

438

Carrick-on-Suir No. 3

517

164

Castlecomer

1,026

372

Ida

365

221

Kilkenny

1,401

800

Thomastown

1,151

753

Urlingford

679

330

Waterford No. 2

898

439

Laoighis County

5,877

2,879

Abbeyleix

1,766

888

Athy No. 2

616

476

Mountmellick

2,449

1,042

Roscrea No. 3

545

217

Slievemargy

501

256

Longford County

5,241

1,201

Ballymahon

1,099

235

Granard

1,698

388

Longford

2,444

578

[37]Louth County

4,482

1,867

Ardee No. 1

1,144

671

Dundalk

2,533

805

Louth

805

391

Meath County

9,148

3,718

Ardee No. 2

400

243

Dunshaughlin

1,448

695

Kells

1,782

646

Meath

777

367

Navan

1,590

718

Oldcastle

745

237

Trim

2,406

812

Offaly County

6,353

2,492

Birr

2,467

924

Edenderry No. 1

816

327

Roscrea No. 2

762

339

Tullamore

2,308

902

Westmeath County

6,752

1,591

Athlone No. 1

1,521

243

Ballymore

516

109

Coole

431

119

Delvin

1,160

296

Mullingar

3,124

824

Wexford County

8,447

5,476

Enniscorthy

2,808

2,001

Gorey

1,615

1,109

New Ross

1,855

1,219

Wexford

2,169

1,147

Wicklow County

4,606

2,206

Baltinglass No. 1

1,324

531

Rathdown No. 2

500

124

Rathdrum

1,881

1,011

Shillelagh

901

540

MUNSTER

86,742

30,205

Clare County

12,486

2,541

Ballyvaughan

522

95

Corofin

749

138

Ennis

1,788

329

Ennistymon

2,055

273

Killadysert

1,136

263

Kilrush

2,903

725

Meelick

950

246

Scariff

1,128

252

Tulla

1,255

220

Cork County

26,271

12,309

Bandon

1,486

1,032

Bantry

1,412

238

Castletown

1,216

48

Clonakilty

1,729

827

Cork

2,586

1,490

Dunmanway

1,264

560

Fermoy

1,680

1,044

Kanturk

2,499

1,085

Kinsale

1,083

740

Macroom

2,175

977

Mallow

1,934

1,138

Midleton

1,375

1,019

Millstreet

1,138

483

[38]Mitchelstown No. 1

822

377

Skibbereen

2,308

754

Skull

966

242

Youghal No. 1

598

255

Kerry County

17,537

3,625

Cahirciveen

2,318

152

Dingle

1,685

242

Kenmare

1,620

128

Killarney

4,116

787

Listowel

3,753

1,069

Tralee

4,045

1,247

Limerick County

11,418

4,098

Croom

1,224

598

Glin

418

109

Kilmallock

2,038

816

Limerick

2,086

592

Mitchelstown No. 2

582

251

Newcastle West

2,701

968

Rathkeale

1,696

581

Tipperary No. 2

673

183

Tipperary N.R.

6,743

2,626

Borrisokane

1,307

709

Nenagh

2,496

892

Roscrea No. 1

857

247

Thurles

2,083

778

Tipperary S.R.

7,284

2,901

Carrick-on-Suir No. 1

350

131

Cashel

1,903

914

Clogheen

1,357

548

Clonmel No. 1

620

225

Slievardagh

883

353

Tipperary No. 1

2,171

730

Waterford County

5,003

2,105

Carrick-on-Suir No. 2

400

218

Clonmel No. 2

380

67

Dungarvan

1,209

439

Kilmacthomas

602

275

Lismore

1,040

538

Waterford No. 1

881

363

Youghal No. 2

491

205

CONNACHT

81,757

11,071

Galway County

24,313

3,633

Ballinasloe

2,111

452

Clifden

2,066

30

Galway

3,623

541

Glennamaddy

1,872

247

Gort

1,571

347

Loughrea

2,949

542

Mountbellew

2,059

369

Oughterard

2,237

32

Portumna

1,364

358

Tuam

4,461

715

Leitrim County

8,553

1,627

Ballinamore

1,109

303

[39]Carrick-on-Shannon

1,558

312

Kinlough

674

71

Manorhamilton

2,733

272

Mohill

2,479

669

Mayo County

25,558

2,269

Ballina

4,012

596

Ballinrobe

3,010

425

Belmullet

2,175

116

Castlebar

3,345

289

Claremorris

3,292

340

Swinford

5,240

297

Westport

4,484

206

Roscommon County

13,651

2,096

Athlone No. 2

2,153

463

Boyle No. 1

2,750

460

Castlerea

4,344

432

Roscommon

4,404

741

Sligo County

9,682

1,446

Boyle No. 2

1,758

257

Dromore West

1,856

226

Sligo

3,653

638

Tobercurry

2,415

325

ULSTER (part of)

40,544

11,538

Cavan County

11,533

3,549

Bailieboro

1,793

598

Bawnboy

1,204

361

Castlerahan

1,031

285

Cavan

6,248

2,057

Enniskillen No. 2

635

70

Mullaghoran

622

178

Donegal County

19,953

4,417

Ballyshannon

975

136

Donegal

2,384

217

Dunfanaghy

2,293

313

Glenties

4,503

111

Inishowen

4,158

1,535

Letterkenny

1,093

485

Milford

2,219

642

Stanorlar

2,328

978

Monaghan County

9,058

3,572

Carrickmacross

2,098

759

Castleblayney

2,020

735

Clones

1,563

634

Monaghan

3,377

1,444

* Comprising the three Rural Districts of Dublin North, Dublin South and Rathdown No. 1.

345. Mr. B. Desmond asked the Taoiseach the number of agricultural employees on farms in June in 1974 [40] and 1975 in the form of a reply of 19th February, 1975.

The Taoiseach: The latest information available at county level relates to June, 1973 and was given in reply to Question No. 118 of 19th February, 1975—Dáil Debates, Volume 278, No. 5, Columns 868-870. The corresponding information in respect of June, 1974 and 1975 will not be available until 1976 and 1977 respectively.

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