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.
Written Answers. - County Kildare Afforestation.
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 |
|
1¾ |
3 |
31/5/61 |
25/10/62 |
1963 |
|
1963-64 |
3½ |
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 |
|
9¼ |
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 |
2¾ |
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).