asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of each county health district (a) the number of labourers' cottages erected up to the end of 1941, (b) the number of such cottages occupied at the end of 1941, (c) the number of occupiers of cottages whose rents were in arrear and the aggregate amount of arrears outstanding in each county health district, (d) the number of tenants who have made applications to purchase their cottages, and (e) the number of cottages the ownership of which has been vested in the occupiers; further, if in the event of the information asked for not being generally available in respect of the last calendar year he will furnish it in respect of the period ended September 30th, 1941.
Written Answers. - Labourers' Cottages.
The particulars are given in the appended tabular statement:
Statement Showing (1) the number of cottages erected in each county health district; (2) the number of cottages occupied; (3) the number of occupiers of cottages whose rents were in arrear; (4) the aggregate amount of arrears outstanding in each county health district; (5) the number of tenants of labourers' cottages who have made applications to purchase their cottages, and (6) the number of cottages the ownership of which has been vested in the occupiers. The particulars under headings (1) to (4) relate to the period ended 3rd March, 1941, while the particulars under headings (5) and (6) relate to the period ended 31st December, 1941.
|
County Health District |
Total number of cottages erected |
Number of cottages occupied |
Number of occupiers of cottages whose rents were in arrear |
Aggregate arrears (including rates) outstanding at 31/3/41 |
Purchase applications for vesting of cottages up to 31/12/41 |
Number of cottages vested in occupiers up to 31/12/41 |
|
£ |
||||||
|
Carlow |
1,488 |
1,485 |
371 |
542 |
17 |
13 |
|
Cavan |
1,235 |
1,233 |
399 |
295 |
871 |
742 |
|
Clare |
1,620 |
1,609 |
1,000 |
4,924 |
139 |
1 |
|
Cork, North |
3,089 |
3,081 |
465 |
456 |
186 |
Nil |
|
Cork, South |
4,493 |
4,490 |
1,779 |
4,156 |
566 |
Nil |
|
Cork, West |
1,435 |
1,422 |
248 |
387 |
85 |
Nil |
|
Donegal |
1,923 |
1,916 |
842 |
1,552 |
274 |
62 |
|
Dublin |
3,285 |
3,266 |
1,415 |
1,768 |
229 |
Nil |
|
Galway |
1,327 |
1,315 |
833 |
1,957 |
284 |
Nil |
|
Kerry |
2,152 |
2,149 |
1,762 |
17,689 |
508 |
5 |
|
Kildare |
2,386 |
2,325 |
1,162 |
1,408 |
100 |
54 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,120 |
2,038 |
1,216 |
4,132 |
235 |
Nil |
|
Laoighis |
1,967 |
1,967 |
3 |
9 |
112 |
Nil |
|
Leitrim |
515 |
509 |
329 |
872 |
108 |
15 |
|
Limerick |
5,310 |
5,289 |
1,228 |
2,072 |
298 |
Nil |
|
Longford |
1,162 |
1,162 |
415 |
646 |
351 |
Nil |
|
Louth |
1,589 |
1,589 |
596 |
515 |
457 |
Nil |
|
Mayo |
531 |
528 |
287 |
1,063 |
170 |
Nil |
|
Meath |
3,936 |
3,936 |
1,826 |
1,736 |
388 |
1 |
|
Monaghan |
638 |
632 |
502 |
838 |
183 |
Nil |
|
Offaly |
1,753 |
1,753 |
870 |
886 |
244 |
Nil |
|
Roscommon |
955 |
948 |
347 |
361 |
205 |
188 |
|
Sligo |
924 |
899 |
795 |
3,253 |
265 |
Nil |
|
Tipperary, N.R. |
2,026 |
2,023 |
— |
— |
380 |
373 |
|
Tipperary, S.R. |
2,539 |
2,539 |
1,241 |
2,268 |
376 |
Nil |
|
Waterford |
2,125 |
2,125 |
1,651 |
2,616 |
179 |
Nil |
|
Westmeath |
2,228 |
2,225 |
879 |
685 |
206 |
Nil |
|
Wexford |
3,507 |
3,507 |
577 |
462 |
127 |
Nil |
|
Wicklow |
2,330 |
2,314 |
844 |
1,062 |
31 |
Nil |
|
TOTALS |
60,588 |
60,274 |
23,882 |
58,610 |
7,574 |
1,454 |