andMr. P. O'Donnell asked the Minister for Lands the amount of land (a) acquired and (b) divided in County Donegal each year since 1965.
101.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Land Acquisition and Division.
100.
asked the Minister for Lands the total amount of land (a) acquired and (b) divided in County Westmeath each year since 1965.
102.
asked the Minister for Lands the total amount of land (a) acquired and (b) divided in County Longford each year since 1965.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 100, 101 and 102 together and to circulate with the Official Report a tabular statement containing the particulars requested.
Following is the statement:
Total acreage of lands acquired and allotted in Counties Donegal, Westmeath and Longford in each of the three years ended 31 March, 1968.
|
YEAR |
Acquired (acres) |
Allotted (acres) |
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|
County Donegal |
County Westmeath |
County Longford |
County Donegal |
County Westmeath |
County Longford |
|
|
1965-66 |
357 |
1,165 |
650 |
7,611 |
3,185 |
1,169 |
|
1966-67 |
746 |
1,555 |
327 |
2,438 |
1,522 |
256 |
|
1967-68 |
1,380 |
1,877 |
778 |
718 |
1,317 |
677 |
Would the Minister state if the estate known as Coleen Investments Ltd., otherwise known as the Duke of Mecklinburgs, and the Knockdrin Estate Ltd., known as the Prondzski estate are included in the area of land in respect of which he proposes to circulate the tabular statement?
One of these estates, the Knockdrin estate, was acquired in 1967 and the other estate, the Mecklinburgs, is at the price stage. There was an objection in the latter case but the objection was disallowed by consent.
Is the Minister aware that an RTE programme recently left the public under the impression that the Commission were not moving to take over these estates and is the Minister further aware of the fact that the Deputy who put down the question sold some of the land concerned to a foreigner?