asked the Minister for Lands if he will state: (a) the amount spent on land purchased for reallotment for the year ended 31st December, 1946; (b) the total amount paid in salaries to officials (exclusive of labourers) of his Department for the same period; and (c) the number of tenants migrated from County Mayo, during each of the years 1935 to 1946 inclusive.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Purchases of Land for Re-Allotment.
Particulars in the exact form requested could not be made available without considerable labour but perhaps the following will suffice for the Deputy's purpose:—
(a) The purchase price of untenanted land acquired during the year ended 31st March, 1947, together with the purchase price of holdings resumed during the same period totalled £30,364. (b) The total salaries paid to officials of my Department (excluding labourers, gangers and other out-door subordinate employees of the Land Commission and also excluding the staff of Serbhísí na Gaeltachta and the Forestry Division) for the year ended 31st March, 1947, amounted to £402,640 13s. 1d. (c) The reply to this part of the question is in the form of a tabular statement which will be circulated in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
Year ended 31st March |
1935 |
1936 |
1937 |
1938 |
1939 |
1940 |
1941 |
1942 |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
1946 |
Number of migrants from Co. Mayo |
— |
— |
17 |
4 |
25 |
31 |
31 |
30 |
15 |
9 |
7 |
13 |