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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 4 Jul 1968

Vol. 236 No. 3

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Land Acquisition and Division.

103.

asked the Minister for Lands if he will state for County Westmeath for each year since 1945 (a) the total amount of land acquired and (b) the total amount divided.

104.

andMr. L'Estrange asked the Minister for Lands if he will state for County Galway for each year since 1945 the total amount of land (a) acquired and (b) divided.

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 103 and 104 together and to circulate with the Official Report a tabular statement containing the particulars requested.

Following is the statement:—

Counties Westmeath and Galway

Total acreage of lands acquired and allotted each year since 1st April, 1945.

Year

County Westmeath

County Galway

Acquired

Divided

Acquired

Divided

(acres)

(acres)

(acres)

(acres)

1945-46

392

248

1,437

1,400

1946-47

219

931

2,049

1947-48

484

3,352

2,735

1948-49

204

88

2,260

2,802

1949-50

81

4,769

3,924

1950-51

1,843

430

1,135

6,888

1951-52

357

825

2,068

1,811

1952-53

341

1,019

4,060

4,206

1953-54

1,246

780

5,371

4,097

1954-55

1,707

1,063

7,687

5,145

1955-56

1,285

593

4,617

9,173

1956-57

854

1,538

3,822

4,329

1957-58

965

1,210

4,999

6,982

1958-59

1,071

1,164

5,212

12,186

1959-60

2,165

1,140

2,054

7,879

1960-61

2,176

1,309

3,646

7,270

1961-62

2,437

639

4,792

7,518

1962-63

2,309

1,005

4,977

7,311

1963-64

2,647

2,808

6,033

7,423

1964-65

1,959

1,738

5,858

7,414

1965-66

1,165

3,185

4,547

7,986

1966-67

1,555

1,522

3,981

3,646

1967-68(Provisional)

2,233

1,271

2,718

6,196

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