asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state, in respect of each of the ten rural districts in County Galway: (a) the number of cottages erected under the Labourers Acts; and (b) the number of persons assisted under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts.
Written Answers. - Erection of Labourers' Cottages.
The number of cottages erected under the Labourers Acts in each rural district in County Galway is as follows:
|
Rural District |
Number of Cottages Erected |
|
|
Ballinasloe |
206 |
|
|
Clifden |
47 |
|
|
Galway |
139 |
|
|
Glenamaddy |
57 |
|
|
Gort |
98 |
|
|
Loughrea |
237 |
|
|
Mountbellew |
64 |
|
|
Oughterard |
57 |
|
|
Portumna |
217 |
|
|
Tuam |
210 |
|
|
Total |
1,332 |
|
Advances have been made to persons by the Galway County Council under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts in respect of the erection of 154 houses. There is no information in this Department as to the number of these houses in each rural district of the county.
asked the Minister for Local Government 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, 1947, or the latest date for which the figures are available; (b) the number of cottages in respect of which applications for purchase were made prior to 30th September, 1947, or the latest date for which the figures are available; and (c) the number vested in occupiers on 30th September, 1947.
The information required is set out in the following table:—
LABOURERS ACTS.
Table showing (a) number of cottages erected up to 30th September, 1947, (b) the number in respect of which applications were made for purchase to 30th June, 1947, and (c) the number vested in occupiers to the latter date, the latest date for which particulars are available.
|
County |
Total number of cottages erected up to 30th September, 1947 |
Number of cottages in respect of which applications for purchase were made to 30th June, 1947 |
Number of cottages vested in occupiers on 30th June, 1947 |
|
Carlow |
1,488 |
149 |
80 |
|
Cavan |
1,253 |
1,037 |
1,006 |
|
Clare |
1,636 |
315 |
179 |
|
Cork |
9,094 |
1,323 |
732 |
|
Donegal |
1,945 |
963 |
555 |
|
Dublin |
3,293 |
329 |
— |
|
Galway |
1,332 |
487 |
389 |
|
Kerry |
2,152 |
832 |
182 |
|
Kildare |
3,146 |
331 |
260 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,244 |
253 |
— |
|
Laoighis |
1,984 |
251 |
— |
|
Leitrim |
567 |
169 |
55 |
|
Limerick |
5,462 |
500 |
154 |
|
Longford |
1,165 |
395 |
80 |
|
Louth |
1,595 |
644 |
533 |
|
Mayo |
531 |
236 |
192 |
|
Meath |
3,922 |
733 |
558 |
|
Monaghan |
638 |
204 |
20 |
|
Offaly |
2,098 |
289 |
92 |
|
Roscommon |
1,006 |
281 |
255 |
|
Sligo |
924 |
290 |
— |
|
Tipperary, N.R. |
2,077 |
566 |
460 |
|
Tipperary, S.R. |
2,583 |
457 |
183 |
|
Waterford |
2,125 |
229 |
70 |
|
Westmeath |
2,238 |
409 |
116 |
|
Wexford |
3,625 |
169 |
83 |
|
Wicklow |
2,379 |
33 |
32 |
|
TOTAL |
62,932 |
11,864 |
6,266 |