asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state in respect of each year since 1971 (a) the acreage of land inspected by the Land Commission; (b) the acreage of land acquired; (c) the total amount paid for land; (d) the acreage paid for and the amount paid in (i) land bonds and (ii) cash; and (e) the acreage divided.
Written Answers. - Land Acquisition and Division.
318.
The information required is set forth in the following table:
|
Year |
(a)Area Inspected (ha) |
(b)Area Acquired (ha) |
(c)Total Amount Paid(£) |
(d)*Land Bonds and Cash Paid for the areas (ha) betweenBrackets |
(e)Area Divided (ha) |
|
|
(i)Land Bonds(£) |
(ii)Cash(£) |
|||||
|
1971/72 |
9,679 |
9,318 |
2,091,076 |
1,960,805(6,207) |
130,271(642) |
10,071 |
|
1972/3 |
14,097 |
9,437 |
1,953,109 |
1,754,751(4,860) |
198,358(618) |
13,810 |
|
1973/4† |
17,189 |
15,917 |
7,029,739 |
5,338,482(7,488) |
1,691,257(3,665) |
17,181 |
|
1975 |
8,290 |
11,121 |
6,068,089 |
3,539,992(4,286) |
2,528,097(3,838) |
14,641 |
|
1976 |
12,851 |
12,718 |
6,741,596 |
5,032,349(7,026) |
1,709,247(2,780) |
12,549 |
|
1977 |
6,315 |
12,066 |
8,313,790 |
6,668,075(5,965) |
1,645,715(2,146) |
14,446 |
|
1978 |
6,456 |
8,748 |
10,702,001 |
9,205,576(4,764) |
1,496,425(1,551) |
11,652 |
|
1979 |
2,701 |
9,049 |
10,504,204 |
9,599,934(3,960) |
904,270(601) |
10,587 |
* In any given year the sum of the areas in column (d) will be less than the area in (b) as the latter includes holdings exchanged.
† April 1973 to December 1974.
319.
asked the Minister for Agriculture the present position regarding the proposal of his Department to acquire the Murphy Estate, Ballyea, Fenit, Tralee, County Kerry.
Proceedings have been instituted for the compulsory acquisition of this property but certain difficulties affecting title remain to be settled before the proceedings can be continued.