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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 8 Feb 1967

Vol. 226 No. 6

Written Answers. - Milking Machines and Farm Cars.

238.

asked the Taoiseach the number of milking machines and farm cars in rural districts in June 1966.

Particulars of the number of milking machines for each rural district are not available for June, 1966 as the agricultural enumeration for that year was carried out on a sample basis covering approximately 60 per cent of district electoral divisions. Estimates have, however, been prepared for each county and are given in the statement below.

Particulars of the number of farm cars were not collected in 1966.

County

Milking Machines, June, 1966

Number

Carlow

200

Dublin

300

Kildare

600

Kilkenny

1,100

Laoighis

400

Longford

100

Louth

300

Meath

1,000

Offaly

200

Westmeath

200

Wexford

800

Wicklow

500

LEINSTER

5,700

Clare

600

Cork

7,400

Kerry

3,000

Limerick

3,000

Tipperary

2,500

Waterford

1,100

MUNSTER

17,500

Galway

300

Leitrim

100

Mayo

300

Roscommon

100

Sligo

300

CONNACHT

1,100

Cavan

700

Donegal

300

Monaghan

600

ULSTER (part of)

1,600

IRELAND

25,900

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