asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of (1) each county health district and (2) the State as a whole (a) the total number of labourers' cottages erected up to September 30th, 1943, or the latest date for which the information is available; (b) the number of such cottages provided (1) in respect of loans sanctioned prior to March 31st, 1922, and (2) in respect of loans sanctioned subsequent to that date; (c) the equated period for the first mentioned loans as determined in accordance with the terms of Circular H.B. 46/37; (d) the number of cottages in respect of which applications to purchase have been made by the occupiers, and (e) the number vested in the occupiers as at September 30th, 1943, or at the latest date for which the information is available.
Written Answers. - Provision of Labourers' Cottages.
The following table shows (1) the total number of cottages erected up to 30/9/43; (2) the number of such cottages provided in respect of loans sanctioned before 1922; (3) the number of such cottages provided in respect of loans sanctioned after 1922; (4) the equated period for cottages at (2); (5) the number of cottages where applications for purchase have been made, and (6) the number of cottages vested in occupiers:—
|
County Health District |
Total number of cottages erected up to 30/9/43 |
Number of such cottages provided in respect of loans sanctioned before 31/3/22 |
Number provided in respect of loans sanctioned after 31/3/22 |
Equated period for cottages at (2) |
Number of cottages in respect of which applications for purchase have been made at 30/9/43 |
Number of cottages vested in occupiers at 30/9/43 |
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
|
|
Years |
||||||
|
Carlow |
1,488 |
745 |
743 |
32.3 |
71 |
28 |
|
Cavan |
1,253 |
928 |
325 |
33.5 |
976 |
918 |
|
Clare |
1,622 |
1,134 |
488 |
24.4 |
200 |
29 |
|
Cork, North |
3,117 |
2,567 |
550 |
25 |
186 |
Nil |
|
Cork, South |
4,541 |
3,665 |
876 |
30.3 |
806 |
197 |
|
Cork, West |
1,435 |
1,277 |
158 |
29.3 |
92 |
Nil |
|
Donegal |
1,945 |
1,471 |
474 |
36.3 |
353 |
140 |
|
Dublin |
3,285 |
1,759 |
1,526 |
31.9 |
261 |
Nil |
|
Galway |
1,334 |
753 |
581 |
36.5 |
367 |
Nil |
|
Kerry |
2,152 |
1,982 |
170 |
31 |
694 |
48 |
|
Kildare |
3,121 |
1,429 |
1,692 |
27.8 |
171 |
139 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,245 |
1,311 |
934 |
31.9 |
243 |
Nil |
|
Lacighis |
1,984 |
1,414 |
570 |
34.9 |
136 |
Nil |
|
Leitrim |
566 |
325 |
241 |
31.4 |
116 |
55 |
|
Limerick |
5,451 |
4,084 |
1,367 |
24.6 |
337 |
Nil |
|
Longford |
1,163 |
742 |
421 |
27.4 |
361 |
Nil |
|
Louth |
1,595 |
1,036 |
559 |
33.3 |
503 |
469 |
|
Mayo |
531 |
327 |
204 |
44 |
195 |
Nil |
|
Meath |
3,990 |
2,771 |
1,219 |
33.6 |
616 |
327 |
|
Monaghan |
638 |
443 |
195 |
34 |
191 |
Nil |
|
Offaly |
2,078 |
997 |
1,081 |
35 |
282 |
Nil |
|
Roscommon |
988 |
572 |
416 |
35 |
225 |
190 |
|
Sligo |
924 |
514 |
410 |
36.8 |
265 |
Nil |
|
Tipperary, N.R. |
2,042 |
1,193 |
849 |
30.7 |
429 |
390 |
|
Tipperary, S.R. |
2,570 |
1,659 |
911 |
24.4 |
409 |
Nil |
|
Waterford |
2,125 |
1,537 |
588 |
25.5 |
180 |
Nil |
|
Westmeath |
2,238 |
1,777 |
461 |
29 |
222 |
30 |
|
Wexford |
3,594 |
2,270 |
1,324 |
22.3 |
164 |
Nil |
|
Wicklow |
2,577 |
953 |
1,624 |
32.8 |
31 |
3 |
|
TOTALS |
62,592 |
41,635 |
20,957 |
29.7 |
9,082 |
2,963 |
asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of (1) each administrative county and (2) in respect of the State as a whole (a) the total number of labourers' cottages provided up to March 31st, 1943; (b) the number of such cottages which were occupied as at March 31st, 1943; (c) the average rental exclusive of rates of the occupied cottages; (d) the number in respect of which arrears were outstanding and the total sum of such arrears as at March 31st, 1943, and (e) the number which were repaired and the expenditure incurred in respect of such arrears during each of the years 1937/38 to 1942/43 inclusive.
The reply is in the form of tables, which are as follows:—
The following Table contains the information under headings (a) to (d) inclusive.
|
County |
Number of Cottages provided up to 31/3/'43 |
Number occupied at 31st March, 1943 |
Average yearly rental per cottage |
Number of Cottages in respect of which arrears were due at 31/3/'43 |
Total arrears at 31/3/'43 |
||
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
||
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
||||
|
Carlow |
1,488 |
1,488 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
213 |
293 |
|
Cavan |
1,252 |
1,248 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
337 |
233 |
|
Clare |
1,622 |
1,617 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
699 |
2,395 |
|
Cork North |
3,114 |
3,113 |
2 |
17 |
7 |
402 |
400 |
|
Cork South |
4,541 |
4,535 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2,156 |
7,231 |
|
Cork West |
1,435 |
1,420 |
2 |
16 |
6 |
204 |
284 |
|
Donegal |
1,945 |
1,934 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
728 |
1,264 |
|
Dublin |
3,285 |
3,285 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
635 |
1,043 |
|
Galway |
1,332 |
1,314 |
4 |
19 |
0 |
782 |
1,487 |
|
Kerry |
2,152 |
2,148 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1,611 |
16,046 |
|
Kildare |
3,097 |
3,003 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
821 |
1,135 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,244 |
2,212 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1,230 |
5,814 |
|
Laoighis |
1,984 |
1,984 |
4 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
Leitrim |
566 |
559 |
4 |
10 |
11 |
298 |
807 |
|
Limerick |
5,447 |
5,427 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
827 |
971 |
|
Longford |
1,163 |
1,161 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
473 |
552 |
|
Louth |
1,595 |
1,595 |
3 |
11 |
1 |
541 |
402 |
|
Mayo |
531 |
522 |
4 |
11 |
10 |
217 |
986 |
|
Meath |
3,965 |
3,965 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1,567 |
1,352 |
|
Monaghan |
638 |
632 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
575 |
1,098 |
|
Offaly |
2,070 |
1,931 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
445 |
347 |
|
Roscommon |
988 |
982 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
220 |
251 |
|
Sligo. |
924 |
897 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
667 |
2,765 |
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
2,029 |
2,027 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
— |
— |
|
Tipperary (S.R.) |
2,569 |
2,562 |
3 |
18 |
11 |
828 |
1,281 |
|
Waterford |
2,125 |
2,123 |
3 |
15 |
2 |
1,119 |
3,154 |
|
Westmeath |
2,238 |
2,238 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
433 |
326 |
|
Wexford |
3,554 |
3,548 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
496 |
357 |
|
Wicklow |
2,557 |
2,548 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
1,104 |
1,034 |
|
Total |
62,450 |
62,018 |
— |
19,630 |
53,313 |
NOTE—Rates are included in the amounts shown in Col. 6.
The following Table contains the information so far as available under heading (e).
|
1937/38 |
1938/39 |
1939-40 |
1940/41 |
1941/42 |
1942/43 |
|||||||
|
Number of Cottages repaired |
Amount expended on repairs |
Number of Cottages repaired |
Amount expended on repairs |
Number of Cottages repaired |
Amount expended on repairs |
Number of Cottages repaired |
Amount expended on repairs |
Number of Cottages repaired |
Amount expended on repairs |
Number of Cottages repaired |
Amount expended on repairs |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|||||||
|
Carlow |
70 |
673 |
190 |
1,438 |
240 |
3,455 |
306 |
3,820 |
187 |
1,979 |
161 |
1,205 |
|
Cavan |
231 |
1,126 |
173 |
625 |
154 |
2,499 |
631 |
9,737 |
219 |
3,217 |
98 |
2,228 |
|
Clare |
302 |
3,665 |
191 |
2,494 |
92 |
1,553 |
254 |
4,939 |
224 |
4,677 |
263 |
2,571 |
|
Cork (N.) |
635 |
6,129 |
728 |
8,068 |
744 |
8,575 |
621 |
8,156 |
524 |
5,202 |
426 |
4,246 |
|
Cork (S.) |
742 |
12,814 |
410 |
6,806 |
450 |
20,406 |
480 |
14,085 |
400 |
6,708 |
614 |
9,420 |
|
Cork (W.) |
726 |
2,897 |
719 |
2,899 |
516 |
2,978 |
385 |
3,643 |
361 |
3,148 |
270 |
2,059 |
|
Donegal |
131 |
1,204 |
551 |
3,038 |
505 |
3,429 |
402 |
3,144 |
311 |
2,539 |
302 |
2,019 |
|
Dublin |
* |
8,028 |
* |
5,928 |
* |
7,066 |
508 |
8,153 |
571 |
8,148 |
600 |
7,729 |
|
Galway |
150 |
3,212 |
167 |
3,482 |
148 |
4,031 |
120 |
3,300 |
77 |
1,707 |
52 |
742 |
|
Kerry |
204 |
2,249 |
270 |
4,363 |
308 |
5,828 |
305 |
5,164 |
202 |
4,264 |
129 |
2,294 |
|
Kildare |
* |
1,183 |
110 |
5,355 |
484 |
18,382 |
328 |
12,305 |
315 |
14,854 |
239 |
9,008 |
|
Kilkenny |
194 |
1,830 |
20 |
38 |
68 |
39 |
120 |
557 |
768 |
11,745 |
755 |
12,213 |
|
Laoighis |
757 |
4,839 |
730 |
5,544 |
1,039 |
5,508 |
412 |
3,305 |
344 |
2,977 |
326 |
2,396 |
|
Leitrim |
71 |
1,864 |
124 |
3,165 |
22 |
289 |
202 |
2,312 |
105 |
2,705 |
52 |
1,203 |
|
Limerick |
703 |
8,864 |
448 |
6,029 |
* |
6,502 |
454 |
7,550 |
670 |
13,391 |
466 |
12,534 |
|
Longford |
160 |
1,125 |
70 |
419 |
45 |
442 |
201 |
3,019 |
69 |
1,035 |
103 |
1,549 |
|
Louth |
105 |
361 |
120 |
608 |
215 |
1,072 |
372 |
1,825 |
435 |
2,268 |
210 |
1,787 |
|
Mayo |
78 |
558 |
83 |
412 |
146 |
702 |
98 |
606 |
83 |
742 |
107 |
1,377 |
|
Meath |
* |
18,026 |
433 |
18,009 |
417 |
19,221 |
270 |
20,847 |
260 |
12,020 |
197 |
10,876 |
|
Monaghan |
32 |
453 |
54 |
469 |
42 |
337 |
44 |
493 |
25 |
531 |
39 |
463 |
|
Offaly |
266 |
3,079 |
* |
1,808 |
153 |
2,431 |
171 |
1,545 |
365 |
4,354 |
163 |
2,694 |
|
Roscommon |
244 |
1,422 |
297 |
1,673 |
272 |
1,269 |
371 |
2,812 |
382 |
2,791 |
179 |
1,254 |
|
Sligo |
112 |
1,158 |
180 |
2,125 |
226 |
3,765 |
250 |
4,586 |
161 |
1,609 |
104 |
1,000 |
|
Tipperary (N.R.) |
562 |
7,155 |
489 |
7,630 |
471 |
5,988 |
289 |
5,073 |
278 |
2,023 |
212 |
1,594 |
|
Tipperary (S.R.) |
207 |
2,393 |
290 |
3,837 |
234 |
3,150 |
164 |
2,484 |
226 |
3,872 |
228 |
2,736 |
|
Waterford |
258 |
1,141 |
360 |
6,937 |
277 |
3,477 |
258 |
1,692 |
406 |
5,647 |
425 |
5,320 |
|
Westmeath |
1,062 |
7,018 |
430 |
5,879 |
105 |
1,012 |
153 |
1,228 |
116 |
893 |
96 |
1,923 |
|
Wexford |
366 |
4,017 |
543 |
6,748 |
570 |
8,099 |
566 |
5,792 |
482 |
4,334 |
293 |
1,891 |
|
Wicklow |
464 |
5,766 |
262 |
3,282 |
524 |
9,291 |
228 |
1,966 |
401 |
5,348 |
77 |
422 |
|
TOTALS |
8,832 |
114,249 |
8,442 |
119,108 |
8,468 |
150,796 |
8,963 |
144,138 |
8,967 |
134,728 |
7,186 |
106,753 |
* Particulars are not available.