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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 22 Jun 1948

Vol. 111 No. 10

Written Answer to Question. - Acreage and Valuation of Agricultural Land.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of each administrative county (a) the total acreage, and (b) the total valuation for rating purposes, of agricultural land, giving the acreage valuation per acre for each county.

There is no distinction in the valuation lists between agricultural and non-agricultural land. The following particulars for the year ending 28th February, 1949, apply to rateable land.

Administrative County

Acreage

Valuation

Average valuation per acre

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

a

r.

p.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Carlow

221,538

3

1

131,637

8

0

0

11

11

Cavan

467,162

0

5

224,761

10

0

0

9

7

Clare

807,532

3

18

270,735

1

0

0

6

8

Cork

1,849,560

3

39

789,263

8

0

0

8

6

Donegal

1,200,664

1

37

227,595

15

0

0

3

9

Dublin

206,129

2

35

214,900

2

0

1

0

10

Galway

1,520,610

3

32

379,757

10

0

0

5

0

Kerry

1,169,525

3

39

222,995

19

0

0

3

10

Kildare

418,644

0

37

250,403

7

0

0

12

0

Kilkenny

509,470

0

36

289,406

14

0

0

11

4

Laoighis

424,892

0

13

198,979

10

0

0

9

4

Leitrim

392,757

2

22

116,107

5

0

0

5

11

Limerick

678,849

1

36

399,193

6

0

0

11

9

Longford

257,936

0

7

124,599

18

0

0

9

8

Louth

203,395

0

27

157,110

19

0

0

15

5

Mayo

1,381,979

0

18

261,384

4

0

0

3

9

Meath

579,421

3

5

479,943

2

0

0

16

7

Monaghan

318,985

1

39

207,094

3

0

0

13

0

Offaly

494,363

3

27

196,801

12

0

0

8

0

Roscommon

629,925

3

2

259,042

19

0

0

8

3

Sligo

453,961

0

25

166,465

13

0

0

7

4

Tipperary (Nth. Riding

493,396

3

22

222,355

11

0

0

9

0

Tipperary (Sth. Riding)

558,033

2

34

320,451

7

0

0

11

6

Waterford

456,979

0

11

212,331

15

0

0

9

3

Westmeath

443,089

0

12

257,835

10

0

0

11

8

Wexford

581,061

0

32

296,789

14

0

0

10

3

Wicklow

500,437

0

24

186,170

10

0

0

7

5

The Dáil adjourned at 10.30 p.m. until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23rd.

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