asked the Minister for Lands if he will state, in respect of sales of land to non-nationals in County Meath since the inception of the Land Act, 1965, the location and acreage of each estate and the nationality of the purchaser.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Land Sales to Non-Nationals.
30.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
County Meath
Particulars of consents granted to non-citizens under Section 45 (2) (a), Land Act, 1965—excluding mortgage interests, areas under 5 acres and transfers from one non-citizen to another—in the period since 9 March, 1965.
|
Purchaser's Nationality |
Lands |
Area (Acres) |
|
|
1. |
British |
Dunmoe |
40 |
|
2. |
do. |
Rataine, etc. |
66 |
|
3. |
do. |
Blackhall Big |
149 |
|
4. |
do. |
Glebe |
49 |
|
5. |
do. |
Ginnets Great |
274 |
|
6. |
do. |
Blackcastle |
55 |
|
7. |
do. |
Kilmore |
15 |
|
8. |
German |
Ferrans |
371 |
|
9. |
do. |
Gallow |
177 |
|
10. |
U.S.A. |
Grange, etc. |
37 |
|
11. |
Belgium |
Monktown, etc. |
100 |
NOTES:
The transaction at (3) was a joint purchase by an Irish citizen and his English wife.
The transaction at (5) was a joint purchase by an Irish citizen and her English husband.
In the cases of (7) and (11) the purchasers' husbands were Irish citizens.
Transactions (8) and (9) were in respect of a stud property.