asked the Minister for Lands if he will state (1) the number of tenants of the Land Commission from each of the counties (a) Galway, (b) Mayo, (c) Sligo, (d) Leitrim, (e) Roscommon, (f) Kerry, (g) Donegal, (h) West Cork and (i) the other congested areas who have been migrated to relieve congestion during the year ending 31st March, 1950; (2) the average number of persons in the families migrated; (3) the total acreage and valuations of the lands they received, and the total acreage and valuations of the lands they surrendered, and (4) the total cost of the schemes.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Migration from Congested Areas.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated in the Official Report.
The statement is as follows:—
(1) (a) 19, (b) 20, (c) and (d) Nil, (e) 9, (f) 2, (g) Nil, (h) 2 and (i) 11.
(2) (3) and (4):—
|
Av. No. of persons per family |
Area allotted to migrants |
Area surrendered by migrants |
P.L.V. of area surrendered |
Approx. irrecoverable cost |
|
acres |
acres |
|||
|
5 |
2,513 |
2,022 |
£589 |
£73,000 |
The P.L.V. has not yet been apportioned on the areas allotted to the migrants.