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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 14 Jun 1966

Vol. 223 No. 3

Written Answers. - Farm Statistics.

41.

asked the Taoiseach if he will expand on his reply of 24th May, 1966 [Question 52] to indicate the number of farms not having tractors and also the number of farms not having farm employees.

The information requested by the Deputy is not available.

42.

asked the Taoiseach the number of (a) milking machines and (b) motor cars on farms on 1st June, 1965 in the form of a reply of 24th May, 1966. [Question 52].

Particulars of the number of motor cars were not collected in the June, 1965 Agricultural Enumeration. Particulars of the number of milking machines as obtained in that Enumeration are as follows:—

AGRICULTURAL Enumeration, June, 1965: Number of Milking Machines by Rural District:

County and Rural (including Urban) District

Milking Machines, June, 1965

Ireland

23,629†

Leinster

4,936

Carlow County

190

Baltinglass

40

Carlow

141

Idrone

9

Dublin County

305

Balrothery

103

Celbridge No. 2

54

Remainder of Dublin

148

County*

Kildare County

505

Athy No. 1

127

Celbridge No. 1

111

Edenderry No. 2

57

Naas

210

Kilkenny County

886

Callan

165

Carrick-on-Suir No. 3

73

Castlecomer

88

Ida

33

Kilkenny

239

Thomastown

97

Urlingford

64

Waterford No. 2

127

Laoighis County

331

Abbeyleix

143

Athy No. 2

37

Mountmellick

95

Roscrea No. 3

17

Slievemargy

39

Longford County

100

Ballymahon

12

Granard

38

Longford

50

Louth County

263

Ardee No. 1

110

Dundalk

81

Louth

72

Meath County

845

Ardee No. 2

31

Dunshaughlin

193

Kells

95

Meath

150

Navan

158

Oldcastle

29

Trim

189

Offaly County

177

Birr

35

Edenderry No. 1

32

Roscrea No. 2

52

Tullamore

58

Westmeath County

174

Athlone No. 1

31

Ballymore

5

Coole

6

Delvin

57

Mullingar

75

Wexford County

718

Enniscorthy

175

Gorey

204

New Ross

129

Wexford

210

Wicklow County

442

Baltinglass No. 1

116

Rathdown No. 2

23

Rathdrum

252

Shillelagh

51

Munster

16,639

Clare County

530

Ballyvaughan

16

Corofin

17

Ennis

110

Ennistymon

31

Killadysert

32

Kilrush

157

Meelick

80

Scariff

39

Tulla

48

Cork County

7,165

Bandon

598

Bantry

149

Castletown

12

Clonakilty

484

Cork

857

Dunmanway

351

Fermoy

493

Kanturk

894

Kinsale

290

Macroom

752

Mallow

716

Midleton

257

Millstreet

435

Mitchelstown No. 1

261

Skibbereen

422

Skull

101

Youghal No. 1

93

Kerry County

2,778

Cahirciveen

26

Dingle

179

Kenmare

22

Killarney

788

Listowel

874

Tralee

889

Limerick County

2,696

Croom

404

Glin

57

Kilmallock

635

Limerick

338

Michelstown No. 2

132

Newcastle West

654

Rathkeale

357

Tipperary No. 2

119

Tipperary County

2,403

Borrisokane

79

Carrick-on-Suir No. 1

75

Cashel

453

Clogheen

266

Clonmel No. 1

69

Nenagh

346

Roscrea No. 1

103

Slievardagh

169

Thurles

310

Tipperary No. 1

533

Waterford County

1,067

Carrick-on-Suir No. 2

129

Clonmel No. 2

31

Dungarvan

283

Kilmacthomas

137

Lismore

190

Waterford No. 1

196

Youghal No. 2

101

Connacht

921†

Galway County

200†

Ballinasloe

12

Clifden

2

Galway

58

Glenamaddy

5

Gort

33

Loughrea

39

Mountbellew

9

Oughterard

Portumna

20

Tuam

22

Leitrim County

115

Ballinamore

31

Carrick-on-Shannon No. 1

5

Kinlough

Manorhamilton

19

Mohill

60

Mayo County

294

Ballina

178

Ballinrobe

14

Belmullet

2

Castlebar

26

Claremorris

33

Swinford

21

Westport

20

Roscommon County

83

Athlone No. 2

10

Boyle No. 1

18

Castlerea

18

Roscommon

37

Sligo County

229

Boyle No. 2

40

Dromore West

37

Sligo

116

Tobercurry

36

Ulster (part of)

1,133

Cavan County

534

Bailieboro

69

Bawnboy

78

Castlerahan

33

Cavan

343

Enniskillen

3

Mullaghoran

8

Donegal County

253

Ballyshannon

9

Donegal

42

Dunfanaghy

1

Glenties

5

Inishowen

40

Letterkenny

28

Milford

38

Stranorlar

90

Monaghan County

346

Carrickmacross

50

Castleblayney

35

Clones

113

Monaghan

148

* Comprising the three Rural Districts:— Dublin North, Dublin South and Rathdown No. 1.

†Revised.

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