Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 22 Jan 1947

Vol. 104 No. 1

Written Answers. - Compulsory Tillage Prosecutions.

Mr. Davin

asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state, for each county, in respect of the period 1941 to 1946 inclusive: (a) the number of prosecutions brought under the Compulsory Tillage Orders; (b) the number of persons convicted; (c) the total amount of the fines imposed; (d) the total number of cases in which entry was made on holdings by officers of the Department; (e) the total area affected by such entry, and (f) the average percentage of arable land acquired for cultivation as a result of such entry.

Minister for Agriculture (Dr. Ryan)

The table below gives the information requested by the Deputy under (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of his question. As regards part (f), it is not possible to relate the area cultivated in each county as a result of entry to the total arable land of the county because the Compulsory Tillage Orders apply only to farms of five or more statute acres of arable land and there has not necessarily been an inspection of every farm to which the Orders apply.

COMPULSORY TILLAGE, 1941—1946.

STATEMENT showing for each County (1) number of prosecutions and penalties imposed for non-compliance with Tillage Orders, and (2) number of holdings entered and areas cultivated by Department.

County	Year	(1)	(2)
PROSECUTIONS	ENTRY
Number of Prosecutions	Number of Convictions	Total Penalties	Number of holdings entered	Area affected (i.e. cultivated by Department)
				£	s.	d.		Acres
Carlow	1941	—	—	—	1	1 ½
	1942	—	—	—	—	—
	1943	—	—	—	—	—
	1944	1	1	2	10	0	1	9 ½
	1945	1	1	2	0	0	2	14 ½
	1946	—	—	—	2	31 ¼
Cavan	1941	2	1	12	0	0	1	5 ¼
	1942	2	2	17	0	0	2	22 ½
	1943	1	—	—	3	37 ¼
	1944	2	2	25	10	0	—	—
	1945	—	—	—	—	—
	1946	—	—	—	—	—
Clare	1941	9	9	260	0	0	2	45 ½
	1942	7	7	90	0	0	2	120 ½
	1943	4	4	77	0	0	4	132
	1944	6	6	33	0	0	2	14 ½
	1945	5	5	78	0	0	1	16
	1946	—	—	—	1	20
Cork	1941	27	27	292	15	0	12	290 ¼
	1942	20	20	280	10	0	19	391 ¾
	1943	11	11	99	6	8	8	174 ¾
	1944	37	37	406	11	0	11	194
	1945	15	14	75	11	0	5	92 ¾
	1946	2	2	9	4	0	1	24
Donegal	1941	7	7	85	0	0	1	3 ½
	1942	—	—	—	4	40 ¾
	1943	2	2	3	0	0	1	6 ½
	1944	4	4	18	0	0	11	39 ¼
	1945	—	—	—	2	7 ¼
	1946	—	—	—	1	4 ½
Dublin	1941	14	14	408	0	0	2	16 ½
	1942	14	14	181	10	0	3	37 ½
	1943	1	1	5	0	0	3	25 ½
	1944	1	1	10	0	0	3	42 ¼
	1945	—	—	—	—	—
	1946	—	—	—	—	—
Galway	1941	6	6	52	0	0	2	25
	1942	5	5	32	0	0	2	46
	1943	2	2	10	0	0	—	—
	1944	5	5	35	0	0	7	106
	1945	21	20	118	0	0	2	10 ¾
	1946	—	—	—	1	8
Kerry	1941	2	2	70	0	0	1	29 ½
	1942	—	—	—	1	3
	1943	—	—	—	1	3
	1944	6	6	44	10	0	—	—
	1945	4	4	6	10	0	—	—
	1946	—	—	—	1	20
Kildare	1941	17	17	359	10	0	3	103 ½
	1942	14	14	198	5	0	6	178 ¾
	1943	—	—	—	1	7 ¼
	1944	2	2	4	0	0	2	20 ½
	1945	1	1	3	0	0	—	—
	1946	—	—	—	1	6
Kilkenny	1941	8	6	134	0	0	1	13 ¼
	1942	17	17	289	0	0	6	83 ½
	1943	—	—	—	4	57
	1944	3	3	56	10	0	4	62
	1945	1	1	2	0	0	3	34 ½
	1946	—	—	—	4	45 ¾
Laoighis	1941	1	1	18	0	0	—	—
	1942	—	—	—	1	9 ¾
	1943	—	—	—	1	9 ¾
	1944	2	2	4	0	0	—	—
	1945	—	—	—	2	43 ¼
	1946	—	—	—	1	3 ¾
Leitrim	1941	13	13	131	2	6	2	6
	1942	3	2	11	10	0	2	11
	1943	5	5	29	0	0	2	9
	1944	8	7	24	0	0	9	47
	1945	1	1	25	0	0	3	23 ½
	1946	—	—	—	2	15
Limerick	1941	61	61	353	11	6	11	87
	1942	74	73	377	7	0	4	43
	1943	39	38	210	15	0	—	—
	1944	42	42	398	10	0	6	54 ¾
	1945	45	42	368	2	0	5	58 ½
	1946	1	1	5	0	0	5	38
Longford	1941	6	6	158	10	0	2	10
	1942	4	4	31	2	6	—	—
	1943	—	—	—	—	—
	1944	11	11	36	10	0	1	7
	1945	4	4	11	0	0	—	—
	1946	1	1	0	10	0	—	—
Louth	1941	3	3	20	0	0	1	5 ½
	1942	2	2	3	0	0	2	32 ½
	1943	—	—	—	—	—
	1944	1	1	25	0	0	—	—
	1945	—	—	—	—	—
	1946	—	—	—	2	10
Mayo	1941	5	5	119	0	0	1	12
	1942	7	7	79	0	0	3	19 ½
	1943	3	3	12	0	0	—	—
	1944	23	23	214	0	0	3	19 ¼
	1945	4	4	14	0	0	—	—
	1946	1	1	5	0	0	1	1 ½
Meath	1941	54	54	379	0	0	4	54
	1942	68	68	429	10	0	9	149 ½
	1943	21	21	62	12	6	1	50
	1944	40	40	214	0	0	8	66 ½
	1945	32	31	174	14	0	4	42
	1946	3	3	5	0	0	8	76 ¾
Monaghan	1941	1	1	15	0	0	—	—
	1942	—	—	—	1	40 ½
	1943	—	—	—	—	—
	1944	6	6	25	0	0	2	8 ½
	1945	1	1	20	0	0	—	—
	1946	—	—	—	—	—
Offaly	1941	1	1	50	0	0	—	—
	1942	1	1	4	0	0	1	21 ½
	1943	1	1	10	0	0	1	20
	1944	4	4	7	0	0	—	—
	1945	2	2	22	0	0	3	20
	1946	—	—	—	2	16 ¼
Roscommon	1941	50	48	454	0	0	11	135 ½
	1942	50	47	189	0	0	5	37 ¼
	1943	30	30	224	10	0	6	67
	1944	47	44	303	0	0	10	107 ¾
	1945	38	36	173	0	0	2	13
	1946	—	—	—	9	91 ¾
Sligo	1941	20	20	180	5	0	—	—
	1942	19	18	84	17	6	1	14
	1943	1	1	1	0	0	—	—
	1944	1	1	—	2	12 ¾
	1945	1	1	10	0	0	1	4 ¾
	1946	—	—	—	—	—
Tipperary	1941	48	47	761	0	0	12	244 ¾
	1942	46	46	282	0	0	17	254
	1943	41	41	423	0	0	8	74 ½
	1944	37	37	352	10	0	7	109 ½
	1945	17	17	207	10	0	6	71 ½
	1946	1	1	0	10	0	2	20 ½
Waterford	1941	7	7	112	0	0	8	167 ½
	1942	2	2	10	0	0	8	235 ¾
	1943	—	—	—	1	9
	1944	2	1	100	0	0	3	34
	1945	1	1	10	0	0	—	—
	1946	—	—	—	1	40 ½
Westmeath	1941	66	65	198	17	6	18	214 ¼
	1942	60	60	220	16	0	2	33
	1943	—	—	—	12	130 ½
	1944	16	16	67	10	0	48	704 ½
	1945	24	24	68	12	0	15	281 ¼
	1946	1	1	0	10	0	12	201 ½
Wexford	1941	—	—	—	—	—
	1942	—	—	—	6	82 ½
	1943	1	1	37	10	0	7	98 ¼
	1944	3	3	36	0	0	2	67 ¾
	1945	2	2	2	0	0	5	88 ¾
	1946	—	—	—	3	43
Wicklow	1941	—	—	—	4	68
	1942	13	13	213	15	0	9	147 ½
	1943	1	1	5	0	0	9	159 ½
	1944	2	2	10	0	0	5	86
	1945	1	1	30	0	0	5	65 ¼
	1946	—	—	—	5	61
TOTALS	1941	428	421	4,623	11	6	100	1,538
	1942	428	422	3,024	3	0	116	2,055 ½
	1943	164	162	1,209	14	2	73	1,070 ¾
	1944	312	307	2,452	11	0	147	1,813 ¼
	1945	221	213	1,420	19	0	66	887 ¾
	1946	10	10	25	14	0	65	779

NOTE 1.—The number of convictions includes cases dealt with under the Probation of Offenders Act.

NOTE 2.—Prosecution for contraventions of the Tillage Order for 1946 is proceeding. The Figures for 1946 above relate to cases heard prior to the 18th January, 1947.