asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state: (a) the number of land improvement schemes sanctioned in the financial year 1946-47, distinguishing between works carried out by family and by paid labour; (b) the number of schemes sanctioned in each county, distinguishing between (i) land reclamation, (ii) drainage, (iii) farmyard, farm road and farm gate improvements; and (c) the number of persons self-employed or paid, working on all such schemes carried out during the same period.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Land Improvement Schemes.
(a) and (c). The number of applications approved under the farm improvements scheme during the financial year 1946-47 was 46,087. In accordance with the provisions of the scheme, it was the responsibility of each applicant to provide the labour necessary for the carrying out of the work and, consequently, I have no way of distinguishing between works carried out by family and by paid labour, nor can the actual number of persons so employed be ascertained.
(b) As many applications included more than one type of improvement work, it would not be feasible to segregate them under the various headings of eligible works. The following statement indicates the number of applications approved in each county during the financial year 1946-47:—
|
County |
No. of Applications Approved |
|
Carlow |
565 |
|
Cavan |
3,293 |
|
Clare |
1,149 |
|
Cork |
5,993 |
|
Donegal |
2,818 |
|
Dublin |
98 |
|
Galway |
3,546 |
|
Kerry |
2,533 |
|
Kildare |
345 |
|
Kilkenny |
1,281 |
|
Laoighis |
1,272 |
|
Leitrim |
1,932 |
|
Limerick |
2,198 |
|
Longford |
1,951 |
|
Louth |
251 |
|
Mayo |
3,081 |
|
Meath |
1,109 |
|
Monaghan |
1,688 |
|
Offaly |
1,481 |
|
Roscommon |
1,734 |
|
Sligo |
1,311 |
|
Tipperary |
2,913 |
|
Waterford |
680 |
|
Westmeath |
1,381 |
|
Wexford |
961 |
|
Wicklow |
523 |
|
TOTAL |
46,087 |