asked the Minister for Lands if he will state in respect of each of the Counties of Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Galway, Cavan, Clare and Kerry (a) the area of land acquired for forestry purposes; (b) the area of land planted and (c) the average number of persons employed on forestry work during each of the years from 1943 to 1953.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Forestry Statistics.
As the information required is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose to have it circulated in the Official Report.
I should point out that the acquisition figures for Mayo in 1950 and Galway in 1951 include high proportions of unplantable land.
(a)STATEMENT OF AREAS ACQUIRED.
|
County |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
1946 |
1947 |
1948 |
1949 |
1950 |
1951 |
1952 |
Half year 1953 |
|
Donegal |
— |
— |
115 |
885¾ |
20¾ |
350¼ |
3,956½ |
49 |
1,879 |
1,542 |
3,049¼ |
|
Leitrim |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
33 |
220½ |
487 |
628 |
|
Mayo |
— |
165 |
— |
110 |
— |
— |
— |
5,999¼ |
1,078¼ |
230¼ |
757 |
|
Galway |
2,139½ |
1,624½ |
181 |
17¼ |
171 |
1,523¾ |
546 |
1,613½ |
10,342¼ |
1,042½ |
468¼ |
|
Cavan |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
66 |
— |
25 |
— |
|
Clare |
139¾ |
758 |
133 |
106¾ |
50 |
— |
112½ |
475¼ |
151½ |
812¾ |
216 |
|
Kerry |
— |
— |
— |
504 |
— |
— |
73¾ |
— |
1,842¼ |
809¾ |
— |
|
TOTALS |
2,279¼ |
2,549½ |
429 |
1,623¾ |
241¾ |
1,874 |
4,688¾ |
8,236 |
15,513¾ |
4,949¼ |
5,118½ |
(b)STATEMENT OF AREAS PLANTED.
|
County |
43/44 |
44/45 |
45/46 |
46/47 |
47/48 |
48/49 |
49/50 |
50/51 |
51/52 |
52/53 |
Total for the period |
Prog. 53/54 |
|
Donegal |
98¼ |
127¼ |
22¼ |
283¾ |
401½ |
249¼ |
141 |
287¼ |
612 |
1,045¾ |
3,235¼ |
533 |
|
Leitrim |
— |
— |
— |
— |
93¾ |
113¼ |
103½ |
147 |
159 |
180 |
796½ |
394 |
|
Mayo |
31½ |
— |
— |
40½ |
52¼ |
95¾ |
116 |
68 |
646 |
406 |
1,449¾ |
603 |
|
Galway |
388¼ |
632½ |
346¼ |
555¾ |
860¾ |
808½ |
978 |
1,278¾ |
1,896 |
1,598 |
9,305 |
1,177 |
|
Cavan |
45¼ |
15¾ |
9 |
27¼ |
17½ |
10¾ |
43¼ |
86½ |
29¾ |
34¼ |
319¼ |
14 |
|
Clare |
59 |
188¾ |
197 |
277½ |
204 |
262¼ |
444 |
288 |
276 |
515¼ |
2,878½ |
458 |
|
Kerry |
53 |
74½ |
6 |
38¼ |
154½ |
157¼ |
123 |
135 |
387¼ |
491½ |
1,617¼ |
533 |
|
TOTAL |
675¼ |
1,038¾ |
580½ |
1,112 |
1,784¼ |
1,697 |
1,948¾ |
2,290½ |
4,006 |
4,270¾ |
19,601½ |
3,712 |
(c)NO. OF MEN EXPLOYED.
|
County |
43/44 |
44/45 |
45/46 |
46/47 |
47/48 |
48/49 |
49/50 |
50/51 |
51/52 |
52/53 |
53/54 |
|
Donegal |
37 |
28 |
25 |
28 |
56 |
52 |
43 |
58 |
52 |
105 |
153 |
|
Leitrim |
9 |
22 |
14 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
22 |
13 |
19 |
42 |
|
Mayo |
1 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
13 |
30 |
90 |
67 |
97 |
|
Galway |
131 |
152 |
184 |
202 |
218 |
207 |
225 |
290 |
245 |
300 |
370 |
|
Cavan |
18 |
18 |
23 |
23 |
27 |
34 |
25 |
37 |
17 |
16 |
45 |
|
Clare |
34 |
40 |
59 |
66 |
56 |
74 |
68 |
97 |
79 |
154 |
171 |
|
Kerry |
21 |
18 |
20 |
28 |
46 |
51 |
45 |
58 |
58 |
74 |
97 |
|
TOTAL |
251 |
286 |
329 |
371 |
430 |
445 |
436 |
592 |
554 |
735 |
975 |