asked the Minister for Lands if he will state (a) the number of acres of (a) arable land, and (b) non-arable land held by the Land Commission in each of the 26 counties.
Written Answers. - Land Commission Holdings.
The area of land on hands of the Land Commission varies from day to day and it is not practicable to give up-to-date precise figures but the following particulars will give the Deputy some indication of the position:—
LANDS TAKEN OVER UNDER LAND ACTS, 1923-1946, AND AWAITING FINAL ALLOTMENT (AT 31st MARCH, 1946).
|
County |
Arable Acres |
Non-arable Acres |
Total Acres |
|
Cavan |
— |
138 |
138 |
|
Donegal |
169 |
8,365 |
8,534 |
|
Monaghan |
— |
— |
— |
|
Carlow |
— |
86 |
86 |
|
Dublin |
140 |
164 |
304 |
|
Kildare |
690 |
8,233 |
8,923 |
|
Kilkenny |
130 |
594 |
724 |
|
Leix |
140 |
905 |
1,045 |
|
Longford |
41 |
3,011 |
3,052 |
|
Louth |
— |
6 |
6 |
|
Meath |
656 |
2,178 |
2,834 |
|
Offaly |
— |
2,312 |
2,312 |
|
Westmeath |
20 |
2,739 |
2,759 |
|
Wexford |
— |
67 |
67 |
|
Wicklow |
196 |
282 |
478 |
|
Galway |
2,923 |
15,569 |
18,492 |
|
Leitrim |
65 |
2,688 |
2,753 |
|
Mayo |
1,877 |
9,223 |
11,100 |
|
Roscommon |
1,574 |
11,409 |
12,983 |
|
Sligo |
43 |
1,690 |
1,733 |
|
Clare |
477 |
2,978 |
3,455 |
|
Cork |
250 |
539 |
789 |
|
Kerry |
160 |
2,138 |
2,298 |
|
Limerick |
33 |
493 |
526 |
|
Tipperary |
270 |
5,378 |
5,648 |
|
Waterford |
— |
59 |
59 |
|
TOTALS |
9,854 |
81,244 |
91,098 |
In every possible case the lands on hands are let for tillage and grazing pending final allocation.