asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of each county board of health district (a) the total number of labourers' cottages erected up to and including the end of December, 1942, or the latest date for which such information is available; (b) the total number of such cottages unoccupied at the date given; (c) the total number of applications made up to the date given by the occupiers desiring to purchase their cottages; (d) the number of such cottages vested in the occupiers under the Labourers Act, 1936, at the date given; and, further, if he will state the corresponding figures for the State as a whole.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Labourers' Cottages.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement, which will be circulated in the Official Report.
Following is the information:—
COUNTY |
Total number of cottages erected up to 31st March, 1942 |
Total number of cottages unoccupied at 31st March, 1942 |
Total number of applications made up to 30th June, 1942, by occupiers desiring to purchase cottages |
Total number of cottages vested in occupiers up to 30th June, 1942 |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
|
Carlow |
1,488 |
1 |
33 |
26 |
Cavan |
1,249 |
3 |
974 |
796 |
Clare |
1,621 |
10 |
148 |
1 |
Cork, North |
3,113 |
1 |
186 |
— |
Cork, South |
4,535 |
3 |
729 |
79 |
Cork, West |
1,435 |
14 |
90 |
— |
Donegal |
1,925 |
18 |
296 |
91 |
Dublin |
3,285 |
— |
231 |
— |
Galway |
1,332 |
13 |
307 |
— |
Kerry |
2,152 |
2 |
597 |
13 |
Kildare |
2,760 |
85 |
138 |
54 |
Kilkenny |
2,244 |
64 |
243 |
— |
Laoighis |
1,967 |
2 |
134 |
— |
Leitrim |
538 |
11 |
110 |
15 |
Limerick |
5,417 |
43 |
308 |
— |
Longford |
1,163 |
— |
352 |
— |
Louth |
1,594 |
— |
439 |
391 |
Mayo |
531 |
3 |
176 |
— |
Meath |
3,959 |
— |
466 |
199 |
Monaghan |
638 |
6 |
185 |
— |
Offaly |
1,887 |
— |
279 |
— |
Roscommon |
988 |
8 |
217 |
190 |
Sligo |
924 |
22 |
265 |
— |
Tipperary, N.R. |
2,028 |
1 |
416 |
384 |
Tipperary, S.R. |
2,558 |
— |
393 |
— |
Waterford |
2,125 |
3 |
180 |
— |
Westmeath |
2,238 |
1 |
219 |
— |
Wexford |
3,517 |
4 |
152 |
— |
Wicklow |
2,507 |
26 |
31 |
— |
TOTALS |
61,718 |
294 |
8,294 |
2,239 |