asked the Minister for Agriculture the amount of land purchased by the Land Commission for division among farmers in 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and most recent date for which figures are available.
371.
Written Answers. - Land, Acquisition and Division.
370.
asked the Minister for Agriculture the amount of land purchased by the Land Commission in 1976, 1977 and most recent date in 1978, in Counties Tipperary, Kildare, Roscommon, Kerry, Cork, Sligo, Galway and Carlow.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 370 and 371 together.
The information requested is set out in the following tables:
|
Year |
Total area acquired by Land Commission for division |
|
(acres) |
|
|
1/4/70-31/3/71 |
26,311 |
|
1/4/73-31/3/74 |
17,957 |
|
1974 (April-Dec) |
21,374 |
|
1975 |
27,481 |
|
1976 |
31,428 |
|
1977 |
29,816 |
|
1978 (Jan-Sept) |
18,000 (approx) |
|
County |
Area acquired by Land Commission for division |
|||
|
1976 |
1977 |
1978 (Jan-Sept) |
||
|
(acres) |
(acres) |
(acres) |
||
|
Tipperary |
647 |
732 |
800 |
(approx) |
|
Kildare |
527 |
809 |
250 |
” |
|
Roscommon |
1,960 |
2,171 |
1,230 |
” |
|
Kerry |
2,117 |
2,252 |
1,220 |
” |
|
Cork |
2,860 |
1,901 |
950 |
” |
|
Sligo |
1,128 |
772 |
520 |
” |
|
Galway |
4,151 |
4,190 |
1,790 |
” |
|
Carlow |
511 |
730 |
240 |
” |