asked the Taoiseach the number of landholders in each county in Connacht; and if he will give a breakdown of acreage, size and valuation for each county therein.
Written Answers . - Connacht Landholders .
: The precise information requested by the Deputy is not available. The most recent relevant information available is that collected in the June 1975 agricultural enumeration and relates to numbers of holdings classified by acreage only. The relevant information is set out in the following Table:
Size of Holdings |
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County |
Above 1 and not exceeding 5 acres |
Above 5 and not exceeding 10 acres |
Above 10 and not exceeding 15 acres |
Above 15 and not exceeding 30 acres |
Above 30 and not exceeding 50 acres |
Above 50 and not exceeding 100 acres |
Above 100 and not exceeding 150 acres |
Above 150 and not exceeding 200 acres |
Above 200 and not exceeding 300 acres |
Above 300 acres |
Total Number of Holdings |
Number of Holdings |
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Galway |
1,109 |
2,092 |
1,793 |
6,306 |
6,929 |
4,233 |
668 |
206 |
142 |
138 |
23,616 |
Leitrim |
223 |
496 |
782 |
3,017 |
2,184 |
1,290 |
161 |
41 |
18 |
15 |
8,227 |
Mayo |
1,745 |
2,487 |
2,900 |
9,172 |
5,140 |
2,554 |
379 |
101 |
76 |
81 |
24,635 |
Roscommon |
354 |
675 |
1,067 |
4,358 |
3,745 |
2,250 |
364 |
99 |
44 |
16 |
12,972 |
Sligo |
402 |
606 |
900 |
3,296 |
2,195 |
1,448 |
240 |
62 |
46 |
36 |
9,231 |