asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of each administrative county and of the State (a) the total number of labourers cottages erected up to 30th September, 1945, or the latest date for which the figures are available; (b) the number of such cottages provided under loans sanctioned before 31st March, 1922; (c) number of cottages in respect of which applications for purchase were made prior to 30th September, 1945, or the latest date for which the figures are available; (d) the number vested in occupiers on 30th September, 1945; and (e) whether he will further state, in each case, the proportion of the applications for purchase which had reference to cottages erected prior to 31st March, 1922.
Written Answers. - Labourers' Cottages.
The information in relation to headings (a) to (d) is set out in the accompanying table. Particulars are not available in my Department as to the proportion of applications for purchase which had reference to cottages erected prior to 31st March, 1922.
PARTICULARS OF LABOURERS' COTTAGES PROVIDED IN EACH ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY.
|
County |
Total number of cottages erected up to 30th Sept., 1945 |
Number of such cottages provided under loans sanctioned before 31st March, 1922 |
Number of cottages in respect of which applications for purchase were made prior to 30th Sept., 1945 |
Number of cottages vested in occupiers on 30th Sept., 1945 |
|
Carlow |
1,488 |
745 |
95 |
68 |
|
Cavan |
1,253 |
928 |
1,031 |
973 |
|
Clare |
1,634 |
1,134 |
242 |
76 |
|
Cork |
9,093 |
7,509 |
1,252 |
551 |
|
Donegal |
1,945 |
1,471 |
637 |
243 |
|
Dublin |
3,285 |
1,759 |
270 |
— |
|
Galway |
1,332 |
753 |
462 |
239 |
|
Kerry |
2,152 |
1,982 |
755 |
107 |
|
Kildare |
3,146 |
1,429 |
261 |
261 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,244 |
1,311 |
252 |
— |
|
Laoighis |
1,984 |
1,414 |
136 |
— |
|
Leitrim |
567 |
325 |
154 |
55 |
|
Limerick |
5,462 |
4,084 |
371 |
— |
|
Longford |
1,163 |
742 |
377 |
75 |
|
Louth |
1,595 |
1,036 |
607 |
503 |
|
Mayo |
531 |
327 |
230 |
171 |
|
Meath |
3,987 |
2,771 |
690 |
503 |
|
Monaghan |
638 |
443 |
196 |
20 |
|
Offaly |
2,098 |
997 |
285 |
— |
|
Roscommon |
1,003 |
572 |
259 |
225 |
|
Sligo |
924 |
514 |
266 |
— |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
2,077 |
1,193 |
532 |
426 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
2,583 |
1,659 |
401 |
79 |
|
Waterford |
2,125 |
1,537 |
201 |
25 |
|
Westmeath |
2,238 |
1,777 |
369 |
81 |
|
Wexford |
3,625 |
2,270 |
158 |
64 |
|
Wicklow |
2,679 |
953 |
19 |
19 |
|
TOTALS |
62,851 |
41,635 |
10,508 |
4,764 |
asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of each administrative county of the State— (a) the total number of labourers' cottages provided up to March 31st, 1945, (or the latest date for which figures are available); (b) the number of such cottages occupied as at March 31st, 1945; (c) the average rental, exclusive of rates, of the cottages occupied; (d) the number of cottages in respect of which arrears of rent were outstanding as at March 31st, 1945 (or the latest date for which the figures are available) and the total amount of such arrears; and (e) the number of cottages repaired and the expenditure on such repairs in each of the years 1943-4, 1944-5, and 1945-6.
The information asked for is set out in the following table:—
|
County |
Total number of labourers' cottages provided up to 31st March 1945 |
Total number of labourers' cottages occupied up to 31st March 1945 |
Average rental (exclusive of the rates) of the cottages occupied Per week |
Number of cottages the rents whereof were in arrears at 31st March, 1945 |
Total amount of such arrears at 31st March 1945 |
During year 1943/44 |
During year 1944/45 |
|||
|
Number of cottages repaired |
Amount expended on such repairs |
Number cottages repaired |
Amount expended on such repairs |
|||||||
|
s. |
d. |
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||||
|
Carlow |
1,488 |
1,477 |
1 |
9 |
145 |
191 |
125 |
721 |
201 |
1,934 |
|
Cavan |
1,253 |
1,249 |
1 |
2 |
284 |
162 |
53 |
1,234 |
59 |
1,034 |
|
Clare |
1,622 |
1,616 |
1 |
4½ |
637 |
1,972 |
194 |
3,544 |
383 |
14,677 |
|
Cork |
9,093 |
9,068 |
1 |
3 |
2,552 |
9,654 |
1,242 |
17,893 |
1,247 |
18,579 |
|
Donegal |
1,945 |
1,937 |
1 |
8 |
982 |
1,473 |
451 |
3,416 |
396 |
3,892 |
|
Dublin |
3,285 |
3,285 |
3 |
1 |
753 |
840 |
450 |
8,106 |
448 |
8,961 |
|
Galway |
1,332 |
1,320 |
1 |
6 |
682 |
1,123 |
42 |
440 |
61 |
1,072 |
|
Kerry |
2,152 |
2,143 |
1 |
1 |
1,575 |
11,489 |
87 |
1,627 |
750 |
14,119 |
|
Kildare |
3,144 |
3,141 |
2 |
3 |
1,372 |
1,437 |
226 |
6,932 |
245 |
4,334 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,244 |
2,237 |
1 |
8 |
1,224 |
5,629 |
372 |
11,328 |
173 |
5,276 |
|
Laoighis |
1,984 |
1,984 |
1 |
9 |
46 |
45 |
334 |
2,666 |
246 |
3,114 |
|
Leitrim |
567 |
561 |
1 |
11 |
289 |
741 |
44 |
316 |
52 |
545 |
|
Limerick |
5,462 |
5,455 |
1 |
3 |
631 |
826 |
543 |
17,786 |
569 |
14,151 |
|
Longford |
1,163 |
1,163 |
1 |
3 |
527 |
683 |
45 |
911 |
50 |
587 |
|
Louth |
1,595 |
1,595 |
1 |
4 |
437 |
314 |
189 |
1,450 |
9 |
71 |
|
Mayo |
531 |
526 |
1 |
8 |
177 |
553 |
142 |
2,030 |
104 |
1,791 |
|
Meath |
3,987 |
3,987 |
1 |
2 |
1,289 |
1,180 |
180 |
14,274 |
262 |
14,946 |
|
Monaghan |
638 |
633 |
1 |
6 |
449 |
772 |
97 |
879 |
87 |
1,526 |
|
Offaly |
2,098 |
2,088 |
1 |
10 |
235 |
228 |
172 |
4,621 |
463 |
4,909 |
|
Roscommon |
1,003 |
1,001 |
1 |
7 |
104 |
154 |
188 |
1,348 |
199 |
1,344 |
|
Sligo |
924 |
893 |
2 |
0 |
420 |
2,850 |
43 |
468 |
54 |
864 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
2,077 |
2,075 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
498 |
2,868 |
190 |
2,578 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
2,583 |
2,583 |
1 |
6 |
939 |
1,353 |
186 |
2,941 |
410 |
5,270 |
|
Waterford |
2,125 |
2,125 |
1 |
6 |
985 |
3,163 |
345 |
4,594 |
284 |
3,507 |
|
Westmeath |
2,238 |
2,237 |
1 |
2 |
338 |
312 |
487 |
15,434 |
313 |
13,840 |
|
Wexford |
3,625 |
3,618 |
1 |
4 |
578 |
443 |
320 |
2,848 |
239 |
5,167 |
|
Wicklow |
2,667 |
2,656 |
1 |
10 |
1,151 |
1,090 |
202 |
2,700 |
317 |
4,024 |
|
TOTALS |
62,825 |
62,653 |
1 |
7 |
18,803 |
48,682 |
7,257 |
133,375 |
7,811 |
152,112 |
NOTE:— The number of cottages repaired and the expenditure on repairs in the financial year 1945/46 are not yet available.