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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 17 Feb 1937

Vol. 65 No. 3

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Rent Arrears on Labourers' Cottages.

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the amount of arrears of rent on labourers' cottages in each county health district on the 31st December, 1936, or the last date for which the information is available, and the gross total of such arrears.

The reply is in the form of a table which will be printed in the Official Report.

Following is the table:—

County Health District

Arrears of Rent on 31st December, 1936

£

Cavan

939

Donegal

1,492

Monaghan

726

Clare

4,576

Cork (North)

2,217

Cork (South)

6,889

Cork (West)

1,199

Kerry

15,603

Limerick

6,124

Tipperary (N.R.)

1,374

Tipperary (S.R.)

1,850

Waterford

2,258

Carlow

595

Dublin

589

Kildare

1,609

Kilkenny

2,149

Laoighis

999

Longford

653

Louth

627

Meath

2,002

Offaly

892

Westmeath

837

Wexford

1,754

Wicklow

879

Galway

2,385

Leitrim

863

Mayo

889

Roscommon

204

Sligo

619

Gross Total

63,792

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state (1) the total amounts of rents collectable in respect of labourers' cottages, and (2) the total amount of arrears of rents on such cottages in each county health district on the 31st March, 1936, and the gross totals of such rents and arrears.

The reply is in the form of a table which will be printed in the Official Report.

Following is the table, showing (1) the amount of rents collectable, being accrued rents and outstanding arrears, during the half-year ended 31st March, 1936, and (2) the arrears of rent on 31st March, 1936:—

(1)

(2)

County Health District

Amounts of Rents collectable at 31/3/36

Arrears of rents on 31/3/36

£

£

Cavan

2,620

424

Donegal

5,453

1,216

Monaghan

1,672

727

Clare

6,393

4,223

Cork (North)

5,658

890

Cork (South)

13,740

6,531

Cork (West)

3,106

638

Kerry

19,624

15,678

Limerick

12,715

4,991

Tipperary, N.R.

4,571

123

Tipperary, S.R.

4,514

1,149

Waterford

4,883

1,616

Carlow

1,561

12

Dublin

11,778

401

Kildare

4,162

986

Kilkenny

3,934

1,606

Laoighis

3,940

5

Longford

1,801

315

Louth

3,574

479

Meath

6,861

1,380

Offaly

3,459

532

Westmeath

4,398

875

Wexford

6,016

808

Wicklow

3,907

530

Galway

4,180

1,911

Leitrim

2,100

1,280

Mayo

2,028

998

Roscommon

1,964

182

Sligo

2,065

583

Gross Total

152,677

51,089

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