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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 11 Nov 1969

Vol. 242 No. 4

Written Answers. - Agricultural Holdings.

116.

asked the Taoiseach the numbers of agricultural holdings according to size of a quarter to one, one to five, five to 10, 10 to 15, 15 to 30, 30 to 50, 50 to 100, 100 to 150, 150 to 200, 200 to 300 and over 300 acres in Leinster, Munster, Connaught, Ulster, all Ireland; the total number of holdings in each province; and the total in Ireland.

The information requested by the Deputy is shown in the table below. The data relate to June, 1965, when the last complete enumeration of agricultural holdings was undertaken.

Numbers of Agricultural Holdings according to size in each Province and in the State in June, 1965.

Province

¼ and not exceeding 1 acre

Above 1 and not exceeding 5 acres

Above 5 and not exceeding 10 acres

Above 10 and not exceeding 15 acres

Above 15 and not exceeding 30 acres

Above 30 and not exceeding 50 acres

Above 50 and not exceeding 100 acres

Above 100 and not exceeding 150 acres

Above 150 and not exceeding 200 acres

Above 200 and not exceeding 300 acres

Above 300 acres

Total

Number of Holdings

Leinster

31,864

7,678

5,968

4,471

13,112

13,676

14,778

5,832

2,702

1,951

1,165

103,197

Munster

29,004

7,347

5,249

4,248

14,232

18,369

23,619

7,876

2,885

1,728

894

115,451

Connacht

4,583

4,188

6,747

8,592

29,806

21,025

11,013

1,788

465

372

313

88,892

Ulster (part of)

4,926

3,851

4,905

4,709

11,621

8,150

5,811

1,336

449

314

233

46,305

IRELAND

70,377

23,064

22,869

22,020

68,771

61,220

55,221

16,832

6,501

4,365

2,605

353,845

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