asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state for the last available year the number of (a) sound and (b) combined broadcasting receiving licences that were issued for each county and county borough.
Written Answers. - Broadcasting Receiving Licences.
166.
The numbers of licences issued during 1968 were as follows:
|
County |
Sound Licences |
Combined Licences |
|
Carlow |
2,767 |
5,954 |
|
Cavan |
3,399 |
2,832 |
|
Clare |
6,084 |
6,408 |
|
Cork |
19,709 |
46,417 |
|
Donegal |
8,608 |
11,142 |
|
Dublin |
28,158 |
144,013 |
|
Galway |
12,527 |
12,956 |
|
Kerry |
8,357 |
10,401 |
|
Kildare |
3,113 |
9,037 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,983 |
5,868 |
|
Laois |
3,218 |
5,058 |
|
Leitrim |
4,714 |
2,754 |
|
Limerick |
9,223 |
22,473 |
|
Longford |
3,442 |
2,881 |
|
Louth |
4,295 |
15,752 |
|
Mayo |
13,623 |
9,003 |
|
Meath |
4,692 |
6,513 |
|
Monaghan |
2,648 |
3,985 |
|
Offaly |
4,417 |
6,893 |
|
Roscommon |
6,401 |
4,190 |
|
Sligo |
4,910 |
5,502 |
|
Tipperary |
7,177 |
14,257 |
|
Waterford |
5,690 |
13,911 |
|
Westmeath |
5,304 |
8,727 |
|
Wexford |
7,041 |
11,524 |
|
Wicklow |
2,028 |
6,064 |
|
TOTALS |
184,528 |
394,515 |
The individual figures are approximate, as records are maintained on the basis of Head Post Office districts, which do not correspond to county or county borough boundaries.