asked the Minister for Lands if he will state in respect of each county the number of persons provided by the Land Commission with new holdings in each of the calendar years 1934, 1935, and 1936, and the total of the land included in each such holding.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Provision of New Holdings.
Mr. Hogan
Mr. Boland
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement, which will be circulated in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
Statement showing, by Counties and Provinces, the number of persons provided by the Land Commission under the provisions of the Land Acts, 1923-36, with new Holdings (as distinct from enlargements of existing uneconomic holdings) on the division of Untenanted Land, in each of the calendar years 1934, 1935 and 1936 and the total area included in such new holdings.
|
COUNTY |
In year 1934 |
In year 1935 |
In year 1936 |
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|
No. of New Holdings |
Area Acres |
No. of New Holdings |
Area Acres |
No. of New Holdings |
Area Acres |
|
|
Cavan |
1 |
35 |
11 |
194 |
99 |
230 |
|
Donegal |
1 |
58 |
60 |
1,739 |
47 |
4,529 |
|
Monaghan |
6 |
122 |
17 |
334 |
1 |
3 |
|
TOTAL FOR ULSTER |
8 |
215 |
88 |
2,267 |
147 |
4,762 |
|
(Three Counties) |
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|
Carlow |
2 |
27 |
11 |
182 |
14 |
173 |
|
Dublin |
19 |
469 |
40 |
667 |
66 |
1,160 |
|
Kildare |
22 |
688 |
280 |
8,102 |
80 |
1,177 |
|
Kilkenny |
1 |
623 |
20 |
341 |
36 |
482 |
|
Leix |
30 |
522 |
84 |
2,485 |
80 |
807 |
|
Longford |
3 |
71 |
25 |
436 |
4 |
102 |
|
Louth |
— |
— |
21 |
595 |
35 |
582 |
|
Meath |
48 |
1,357 |
384 |
7,971 |
507 |
9,231 |
|
Offaly |
22 |
718 |
151 |
2,193 |
164 |
2,038 |
|
Westmeath |
3 |
103 |
72 |
1,532 |
102 |
1,937 |
|
Wexford |
2 |
36 |
6 |
129 |
50 |
806 |
|
Wicklow |
— |
— |
4 |
44 |
29 |
1,199 |
|
TOTAL FOR LEINSTER |
152 |
4,614 |
1,098 |
24,677 |
1,167 |
19,694 |
|
Galway |
59 |
1,726 |
231 |
9,069 |
136 |
2,833 |
|
Leitrim |
5 |
34 |
16 |
258 |
26 |
872 |
|
Mayo |
72 |
1,671 |
178 |
2,754 |
104 |
2,675 |
|
Roscommon |
46 |
996 |
219 |
4,351 |
339 |
3,984 |
|
Sligo |
16 |
312 |
69 |
2,732 |
79 |
2,732 |
|
TOTAL FOR CONNACHT |
198 |
4,739 |
713 |
19,164 |
684 |
13,096 |
|
Clare |
43 |
195 |
108 |
1,639 |
84 |
1,087 |
|
Cork |
— |
— |
24 |
600 |
101 |
2,181 |
|
Kerry |
4 |
862 |
24 |
287 |
116 |
816 |
|
Limerick |
5 |
53 |
86 |
1,757 |
144 |
3,671 |
|
Tipperary |
66 |
1,599 |
279 |
4,646 |
193 |
2,470 |
|
Waterford |
8 |
49 |
4 |
223 |
51 |
869 |
|
TOTAL FOR MUNSTER |
126 |
2,758 |
525 |
9,152 |
689 |
11,094 |
|
GENERAL TOTAL |
484 |
12,326 |
2,424 |
55,260 |
2,687 |
48,646 |
NOTE.—The number of new holdings created include the various categories mentioned in Section 31 of the Land Act, 1923, and Section 33 of the Land Act, 1933, apart from enlargements of existing uneconomic holdings.
Particulars of lands taken over and divided by way of provisional lettings are not included in the Statement.