asked the Minister for Lands if he will state in respect of each of the last twenty years (a) the number of applications for (i) sub-division (ii) letting and (iii) subletting; (b) the number of such applications granted; and (c) in the case of sub-division, the average area of land transferred from the original holding.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Division and Letting of Lands.
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The replies to parts (a) and (b) take the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report. As regards part (c), the official records do not include details of areas transferred on sub-division.
Following is the statement:—
Subdivision and Lettings of Registered Holdings.
|
Financial Year |
Subdivisions |
Lettings and Sublettings |
||
|
Number of Applications |
Number sanctioned |
Number of Applications |
Number sanctioned |
|
|
1943-44 |
1,245 |
1,175 |
41 |
41 |
|
1944-45 |
1,275 |
1,232 |
65 |
49 |
|
1945-46 |
1,464 |
1,407 |
74 |
64 |
|
1946-47 |
1,502 |
1,409 |
93 |
81 |
|
1947-48 |
1,582 |
1,479 |
108 |
99 |
|
1948-49 |
1,910 |
1,780 |
118 |
98 |
|
1949-50 |
1,782 |
1,673 |
169 |
146 |
|
1950-51 |
1,863 |
1,776 |
114 |
107 |
|
1951-52 |
2,168 |
2,047 |
123 |
118 |
|
1952-53 |
2,256 |
2,186 |
83 |
83 |
|
1953-54 |
2,473 |
2,400 |
92 |
91 |
|
1954-55 |
2,305 |
2,249 |
37 |
37 |
|
1955-56 |
2,718 |
2,637 |
42 |
42 |
|
1956-57 |
2,811 |
2,746 |
90 |
90 |
|
1957-58 |
2,827 |
2,752 |
78 |
78 |
|
1958-59 |
2,844 |
2,777 |
85 |
85 |
|
1959-60 |
2,964 |
2,905 |
107 |
106 |
|
1960-61 |
3,158 |
3,119 |
94 |
94 |
|
1961-62 |
3,455 |
3,411 |
118 |
118 |
|
1962-63 |
3,743 |
3,671 |
81 |
80 |
NOTE: Sublettings have not been separately recorded from lettings.