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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 10 Dec 1935

Vol. 59 No. 15

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Labourers' Cottages.

Richard Corish

Mr. Corish

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state in respect of each county board of health district the number of labourers' cottages which are (a) provided with plots not exceeding one-quarter acre; (b) provided with plots exceeding one-quarter but not exceeding one-half acre, and (c) provided with plots exceeding one-half acre.

Seán T. O'Kelly

Mr. O Ceallaigh

The reply is in the form of a statement which will be printed in the Official Report.

The Information in the form asked for by the Deputy is not available in my Department. The under-mentioned statement gives all the particulars in the Department as to the areas of the plots attached to labourers' cottages

Number of labourers' cottages

County Board of Health

Provided without any allotments

Provided with plots not exceeding one half-acre

Provided with plots exceeding one half-acre

(a)

(b)

(c)

Carlow

—

174

640

Cavan

—

242

756

Clare

—

169

962

Cork

—

1,152

6,502

Donegal

293

673

511

Dublin

50

2,054

330.

Galway

5

146

616

Kerry

78

135

1,860

Kildare

—

1,246

405

Kilkenny

1

532

865

Laoighis

55

283

1,183

Leitrim

—

80

274

Limerick

25

1,484

2,611

Longford

—

87

702

Louth

6

1,310

39

Mayo

—

123

204

Meath

24

450

2,479

Monaghan

—

72

398

Offaly

10

221

939

Roscommon

—

134

546

Sligo

—

48

511

Tipperary, N.R.

90

308

1,143

Tipperary, S.R.

—

614

1,083

Waterford

13

417

1,335

Westmeath

—

535

1,427

Wexford

—

1,888

902

Wicklow

5

738

521

TOTALS

655

15,315

29,744
William Norton

Mr. Norton

asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state for the area of each county board of health in respect of the last five years for which the information is available (a) the total sum received by way of rent for labourers' cottages; (b) the total amount of rent payable in respect of labourers' cottages which remained unpaid at the end of the year and (c) the total sum expended on the repairs of labourers' cottages.

Seán T. O'Kelly

Mr. O Ceallaigh

The reply is in the form of a statement which will be printed in the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

TABLE

(a)

(b)

(c)

COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT

The total sum received by way of rent for labourers' cottages in each County Health District

Total amount of rent in each County Health District in respect of labourers' cottages which remained unpaid at the end of the year was:

The total sum expended in each County Health District on the repairs of labourers' cottages was:

Year ended 31st March, 1931

Year ended 31st March, 1932

Year ended 31st March, 1933

Year ended 31st March, 1934

Year ended 31st March, 1935

Year ended 31st March, 1931

Year ended 31st March, 1932

Year ended 31st March, 1933

Year ended 31st March, 1934

Year ended 31st March, 1935

Year ended 31st March, 1931

Year ended 31st March, 1932

Year ended 31st March, 1933

Year ended 31st March, 1934

Year ended 31st March, 1935

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Carlow

2,831

2,696

2,641

2,858

3,004

66

76

193

229

104

883

1,102

1,135

1,052

930

Cavan

3,523

3,465

3,331

3,360

3,701

236

294

553

804

543

268

851

1,559

671

561

Clare

3,981

3,871

3,094

3,674

4,195

2,636

2,865

3,817

4,203

4,122

1,720

1,706

575

753

672

Cork

25,244

25,487

23,192

24,296

27,699

6,416

5,994

8,539

10,107

8,935

15,301

14,047

10,282

11,305

13,946

Donegal

7,444

7,342

6,816

7,301

7,619

533

724

1,482

1,792

1,802

46

117

157

540

700

Dublin

18,536

13,301

14,919

16,204

17,870

1,210

821

846

609

461

1,991

2,583

3,216

3,275

4,318

Galway

3,973

4,004

3,193

3,523

3,749

927

830

1,532

1,977

2,155

1,261

1,569

1,106

1,022

783

Kerry

8,911

9,957

6,451

5,552

7,452

12,923

10,360

11,193

13,736

14,508

1,144

4,487

5,395

679

937

Kildare

6,617

6,014

6,010

6,297

6,747

306

464

586

701

858

1,787

2,817

2,970

1,999

444

Kilkenny

4,044

4,267

3,611

3,860

4,288

870

778

1,208

1,456

1,521

1,481

1,150

1,570

1,414

1,098

Laoighis

6,310

6,434

6,383

6,830

6,752

21

1

186

178

Nil

108

4,902

3,172

3,092

930

Leitrim

1,102

1,329

1,063

1,099

1,427

1,236

1,090

1,306

1,491

1,376

134

375

322

568

235

Limerick

12,727

13,069

11,186

10,348

13,610

3,282

3,232

4,782

7,008

6,304

6,258

Nil

1,508

860

1,367

Longford

2,579

2,548

2,362

2,539

2,555

227

246

441

417

402

637

777

721

701

567

Louth

3,608

3,295

3,601

4,052

5,191

172

813

1,015

866

678

335

986

469

390

450

Mayo

2,042

1,936

1,633

1,573

1,841

716

666

775

1,132

1,126

395

316

40

568

2,606

Meath

9,789

10,165

9,335

10,003

9,841

934

684

1,234

1,162

1,206

2,789

2,177

1,945

1,726

2,771

Monaghan

1,739

1,681

1,400

1,556

1,721

614

597

773

896

863

496

475

343

267

143

Offaly

4,475

4,304

4,148

4,253

4,768

120

165

330

619

565

746

473

1,243

438

455

Roscommon

2,463

2,450

2,386

2,247

2,461

196

179

174

211

220

599

466

563

1,007

249

Sligo

2,386

2,471

2,331

2,331

2,525

361

402

524

655

570

68

234

564

3,851

1,698

Tipperary N.R.

5,032

5,151

5,652

5,742

6,744

63

188

260

318

150

1,013

548

591

950

1,012

Tipperary S.R.

5,639

5,468

4,894

5,430

6,216

536

597

1,167

1,535

1,195

2,251

3,150

2,747

2,333

1,596

Waterford

5,560

5,281

5,045

4,670

5,408

595

615

740

1,037

1,140

2,294

2,115

1,837

1,726

1,532

Westmeath

6,340

4,942

5,551

5,788

6,338

846

954

1,305

1,477

1,525

1,617

1,231

637

670

612

Wexford

7,100

6,995

6,633

7,314

8,523

477

530

929

1,055

1,162

2,852

2,532

2,621

1,553

3,412

Wicklow

3,960

3,902

3,325

4,151

4,454

297

354

492

489

458

1,664

2,005

2,304

850

1,166
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