asked the Taoiseach the total amount of acreage held under agricultural holdings of (a) less than 15 acres (b) 15-30 acres (c) 30-50 acres (d) 50-100 acres (e) 100-200 acres (f) 200-500 acres and (g) more than 500 acres for the years 1960, 1973, and 1986.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Agricultural Holdings.
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The information available refers to the years 1960, 1975 and 1985. I propose to circulate a statement showing the distribution of the total area on agricultural holdings by size of holding in those years.
Following is the statement:
Total area on agricultural holdings classified by size of holding: 1960, 1975 and 1985
|
Size of Holding(acres) |
Total area (000 acres) |
||
|
1960 |
1975 |
1985 |
|
|
>1-15 |
571.9 |
501.7 |
481.4 |
|
>15-30 |
1,701.1 |
1,446.0 |
1,330.8 |
|
>30-50 |
2,457.8 |
2,341.4 |
2,235.3 |
|
>50-100 |
3,815.7 |
4,035.4 |
4,117.6 |
|
>100-200 |
3,131.6 |
3,210.3 |
3,209.5 |
|
>200 |
2,562.5 |
2,260.1 |
2,197.1 |
|
Total > 1 acre |
14,240.5 |
13,794.9 |
13,571.7 |