asked the Minister for Agriculture (i) the total number of land sub-divisions consented to by his Department in 1983, 1982, 1981 and 1980; (ii) the type of sub-divisions, (iii) the total number of landowners involved; (iv) the number of these that were Land Commission allocations and (v) the number of these that were purely divisions of farms whose owners are still living; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Land Sub-Divisions.
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Land Commission records are not kept in such a form as to make the information requested at (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) readily available and the significant expenditure of time and labour required to ascertain it could not be justified. The information requested at (i) is as follows:
|
Year |
No. of consents issued |
|
1983 |
5,709 |
|
1982 |
6,081 |
|
1981 |
6,178 |
|
1980 |
5,952 |