Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 6 Dec 1961

Vol. 192 No. 8

Written Answers. - Agricultural Grant.

169.

Mr. Tully

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give particulars of the Agricultural Grant for the latest available year in the form of a reply of 3rd March, 1959.

Mr. Blaney

Following is the information:—

County Health District	Area in Acres	Valuation of Land at 1st March, 1961	Agricultural Grant 1960-61	Net Rates levied on Agricultural Land 1960-61
		£	£	£
Carlow	220,897	130,287	86,028	157,011
Cavan	466,664	223,176	226,528	214,754
Clare	785,916	267,977	240,605	294,538
Cork	1,830,776	773,824	639,275	963,820
Donegal	1,190,476	223,671	262,754	279,882
Dublin	195,134	191,723	98,351	228,670
Galway	1,458,080	371,607	476,777	471,413
Kerry	1,155,606	217,174	299,271	284,803
Kildare	413,148	244,907	141,570	309,974
Kilkenny	508,508	287,410	177,531	292,757
Laoighis	424,892	197,387	139,396	207,979
Leitrim	376,764	114,753	135,756	105,478
Limerick	658,948	394,129	257,259	414,251
Longford	257,094	123,301	127,429	157,299
Louth	195,284	148,377	99,228	174,121
Mayo	1,329,890	256,973	338,600	261,926
Meath	576,953	478,468	195,288	427,844
Monaghan	317,419	204,420	170,126	180,010
Offaly	490,112	191,978	151,826	225,385
Roscommon	608,540	258,019	253,002	262,944
Sligo	440,873	162,676	164,056	152,800
Tipperary N.R.	488,809	215,975	172,716	250,274
Tipperary S.R.	553,349	313,737	181,465	335,720
Waterford	450,857	208,564	141,532	301,650
Westmeath	434,378	256,180	151,590	297,891
Wexford	579,847	294,585	211,913	292,371
Wicklow	496,784	178,612	108,547	209,553
	16,905,998	6,929,890	5,648,419	7,755,118

NOTE.—Rate in £ for each County Council for 1961-62 was given in reply to Question of Deputy P. Finucane on 14/6/61 (Dáil Debates, Vol. 190, No. 2, Col. 204) and for 1960-61 in reply to Question of Deputy Desmond on 15/3/61 (Dáil Debates, Vol. 187, No. 5, Col. 625).