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.
Written Answer to Question. - Acreage and Valuation of Agricultural Land.
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 |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
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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.