Dáil Éireann - Volume 32 - 31 October, 1929

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Arrears of Land Annuities.

Tomás O Déirg Tomás O Déirg

Tomás O Déirg asked the Minister for Lands and Fisheries if he will state (a) the total amount of arrears of land annuities, and (b) the number of annuitants in arrears in each county in An Saorstát.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands and Fisheries (Mr. Roddy) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands and Fisheries (Mr. Roddy)

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Lands and Fisheries (Mr. Roddy): The arrears of Land Purchase Annuities under all the Land Purchase Acts in respect of all gales to June, 1929, inclusive, amount to £311,000 approximately. The information asked for in the second paragraph of the question could not be obtained without the expenditure of a great deal of time and labour, and would delay considerably the normal work of the office.

Mr. Allen Mr. Allen

Mr. Allen: I would like to ask the Parliamentary Secretary if it is not a fact that grants are stopped from the county councils, and that this information must be already available? The grants are stopped from the county councils, and is not the amount stopped in each county available?

Mr. Roddy Mr. Roddy

Mr. Roddy: What information is the Deputy referring to?

Mr. Allen Mr. Allen

Mr. Allen: Information as to the number of annuitants in arrears in each county.

Mr. Roddy Mr. Roddy

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[593] Mr. Roddy: No.

Mr. Derrig Mr. Derrig

Mr. Derrig: Is it not a fact that this information could be got from the county councils?

Mr. Roddy Mr. Roddy

Mr. Roddy: No.

Mr. Allen Mr. Allen

Mr. Allen: Could the Parliamentary Secretary say how it is that a certain amount of money is stopped from each county council?

Mr. Roddy Mr. Roddy

Mr. Roddy: That is not a matter for the Land Commission. I can only give the amount of arrears of Land Commission annuities.

Mr. Derrig Mr. Derrig

Mr. Derrig: The information must be available somewhere.

Dáil Éireann 32 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Arrears of Land Annuities.

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