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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 16 Feb 1938

Vol. 70 No. 5

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Licences for Mechanically-propelled Vehicles.

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of each county and county borough for each of the years 1927 to 1937, inclusive, the number of mechanically propelled vehicles licensed as (a) vehicles taxed on horsepower; (b) commercial vehicles, and (c) the total number of vehicles licensed.

The information required in respect of the years 1927 to 1935 will be found in the Department's Reports for the years 1927-28 to 1935-36. The information in respect of the years 1936 and 1937 is in tabular form and will be published in the Official Report.

Following is the information referred to: —

Authority

Vehicles taxed on horse-power

Commercial Vehicles

Total number of Vehicles licensed

1936

1937

1936

1937

1936

1937

Co. Councils:

Carlow

585

652

131

153

833

927

Cavan

651

736

153

154

1,039

1,113

Clare

763

805

138

147

1,109

1,166

Cork

3,120

3,431

700

739

4,620

4,970

Donegal

1,014

1,114

364

380

1,817

1,916

Dublin

3,562

3,594

531

503

4,549

4,582

Galway

1,483

1,530

343

340

2,228

2,343

Kerry

923

1,027

165

174

1,468

1,574

Kildare

1,044

1,154

180

206

1,444

1,604

Kilkenny

1,028

1,133

195

201

1,427

1,510

Laoighis

645

678

121

123

894

964

Leitrim

319

363

80

72

535

564

Limerick

1,051

1,161

197

217

1,475

1,650

Longford

359

389

53

46

496

527

Louth

963

1,086

316

382

1,485

1,749

Mayo

995

1,012

296

319

1,703

1,797

Meath

1,287

1,385

210

215

1,705

1,853

Monaghan

641

718

182

183

1,027

1,092

Offaly

609

670

141

151

885

992

Roscommon

569

645

149

155

892

975

Sligo

686

745

182

191

1,089

1,138

Tipperary, N.R.

857

967

140

144

1,187

1,296

Tipperary, S.R.

1,124

1,188

154

182

1,470

1,572

Waterford

689

741

136

130

989

1,037

Westmeath

693

778

108

120

963

1,051

Wexford

1,246

1,395

225

248

1,717

1,865

Wicklow

1,013

1,148

172

197

1,424

1,597

Co. Boroughs.

Cork

1,659

1,809

443

467

2,493

2,635

Dublin

10,263

11,305

2,762

2,980

16,094

17,162

Limerick

585

687

204

214

961

1,040

Waterford

414

445

139

146

665

700

TOTALS

40,840

44,491

9,310

9,879

60,683

64,961

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