asked the Minister for Lands if he will give the following information in regard to the holdings in the possession of the Land Commission in County Wicklow; (a) the name, situation and acreage of each holding, (b) when it was acquired, and (c) the present position regarding the division of each of these holdings.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Wicklow Holdings.
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The reply takes the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
PARTICULARS of estates "on hands" of the Land Commission in County Wicklow—apart from turbary, insignificant residues and lands transferred in exchange.
|
Estate |
Record Number |
Lands |
Area (acres) |
Date of acquisition |
|
Greenacres |
S.20900 |
Tombreen |
81 |
2/12/55 |
|
Price |
S.21019 |
Ballivally Lr. |
64 |
13/4/56 |
|
Dixon |
S.20946 |
Milltown |
50 |
31/12/57 |
|
Pike |
S.21157 |
Oghil, etc. |
215 |
1/8/58 |
|
Cooney |
S.21649 |
Magheramore |
394 |
28/10/59 |
|
Commissioners of Public Works (Powerscourt) |
S.1124/29 |
Aurora, etc. |
191 |
10/12/59 |
|
Ardoyne |
S.21799 |
Ardoyne |
204 |
1/3/60 |
|
Davies |
S.22154 |
Clone |
490 |
15/11/61 |
|
Blackburne |
S.22156 |
Aghowle, etc. |
85 |
20/2/62 |
|
Donohue |
S.21940 |
Seskin |
24 |
20/2/62 |
It is not yet possible to indicate when each of these estates will be allotted but I am asking that their disposal be expedited. Approximately 200 acres have been allotted in Co. Wicklow to date this year.