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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 28 Apr 1970

Vol. 246 No. 1

Written Answers. - County Kildare Afforestation.

77.

andMr. Malone asked the Minister for Lands the tracts of land acquired by the Forestry Division of his Department in the past ten years, in the vicinity of Donadea forest, County Kildare; and in the case of each tract (a) the acreage involved, (b) the number of vendors involved, (c) the date on which the Forestry Division entered into negotiations to purchase, (d) the date on which the Forestry Division acquired ownership of the lands, (e) the date on which the Forestry Division commenced operations on the lands and (f) the date on which the vendors were paid.

Following is the information requested:—

Acquisition at Donadea Forest

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Year

Acreage

Number of vendors

Date of negotiations

Date of acquisition

Date operations commenced

1961-62

13¼

2

12/7/60

12/4/61

1962

39¾

1

29/4/61

9/1/62

1962

18¾

1

11/2/61

23/11/61

1962

14

1

6/1/61

7/2/62

1962

31

1

16/3/61

22/2/62

1962

1962-63

229½

1

14/7/61

28/3/63

1964

35¾

1

8/1/59

15/11/62

1963

3

31/5/61

25/10/62

1963

1963-64

1

18/11/61

3/4/63

1964

17¼

1

2/10/61

2/10/63

1963

30½

1

28/12/62

2/10/63

1963

102

1

9/5/56

11/3/64

1964

64-65

33½

1

25/8/58

5/5/64

1965

26¼

1

9/1/64

25/11/64

1965

18¾

1

31/5/62

14/1/65

1965

1965-66

12¼

1

8/5/65

7/12/65

1966

29

1

12/11/64

12/1/66

1967

43½

1

19/12/55

3/6/65

1966

37

1

13/6/61

24/5/65

1966

14¼

1

15/9/65

7/12/65

1966

1

27/7/63

18/8/65

1966

10

1

24/1/63

19/8/65

1966

13

1

30/8/63

19/8/63

1966

1966-67

5

1

10/3/64

13/12/66

1967

102

1

13/6/64

13/12/66

1967

16¼

1

12/2/59

4/5/66

1967

17½

1

16/5/66

24/11/66

1967

11½

1

12/2/65

9/6/66

1967

22¼

1

26/3/64

21/7/66

1967

1967-68

17¼

1

25/8/58

12/4/67

1967

31

1

20/3/64

22/6/67

1968

20

1

25/8/58

22/6/67

1967

33¼

1

1/12/67

20/3/68

1969

1968-69

1

24/7/67

1/5/68

1969

1969-70

14

1

13/1/69

3/3/70

1970

It would be extremely difficult to ascertain the date on which vendor was paid in each case and would involve disproportionate expenditure on staff time. It can be generally assumed that the payable order in respect of the lands issued to the vendors' solicitors in each case some weeks prior to the acquisition dates given at (d).

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