- Dáil
Éireann - Volume 119 - 22 March, 1950
- Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County
CarlowHousing Schemes.
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Mr. T. Walsh Mr. T. Walsh
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Mr. T. Walsh asked the Minister for Local Government if he
will state what scheme
Carlow County
Council have in view for the provision of houses in rural areas.
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Mr. Keyes Mr. Keyes
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Mr. Keyes: Work is at present in progress on 102 cottages
in the
CarlowCounty Health
District, and contracts have been placed for a further 38 on
which work has not yet begun. Forty-two cottages have been
completed since March, 1947. In addition to the foregoing it is
hoped that work will be commenced on a further 100 cottages in
the rural areas during the present calendar year. I understand
that the council are making arrangements for the acquisition of
the sites required to ensure continuity in their house-building
programme.
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 119 - 22 March, 1950
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County
CarlowRoad Scheme.
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Mr. T. Walsh Mr. T. Walsh
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Mr. T. Walsh asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state whether a
scheme has been submitted to his Department for approval by
Carlow County Council under
the Local Authorities (Works) Act, 1949, for the raising of the
road level on the main
Carlow-Kilkenny
road at the approaches to Leighlinbridge; and, if so, what
precautions are being taken to ensure that as a result the town
of Leighlinbridge will not suffer more severely from flooding.
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Mr. Corish Mr. Corish
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Mr. Corish: The answer to the first part of the question is “yes”. As regards
the second part, this is a matter for the county council. I have
been informed that the county engineer is of opinion that the
carrying out of the proposed work will not aggravate flooding in
Leighlinbridge.
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Mr. T. Walsh Mr. T. Walsh
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Mr. T. Walsh: Is the Parliamentary Secretary aware that even at present there is
very severe flooding on this road after heavy rains and, if the
level is raised, there is bound to be worse flooding?
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Mr. Corish Mr. Corish
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Mr. Corish: I am prepared to take the word of the county council and the
county engineers with regard to the matter.
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Mr. T. Walsh Mr. T. Walsh
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Mr. T. Walsh: Will the Parliamentary Secretary make provision, if such a thing
does happen, to compensate the people of Leighlinbridge?
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Mr. Corish Mr. Corish
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Mr. Corish: No, the county council will be responsible.
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Dáil Éireann - Volume 120 - 18 April, 1950
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Afforestation (Carlow and
Kilkenny).
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Tomás Ó Deirg Tomás Ó Deirg
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Tomás Ó Deirg
asked the Minister for Lands if he will state the acreage and
price of the land (a) purchased; (b) for which offers have been
made; and (c) offered by the owners but not yet the subject of
offers by him, for afforestation purposes in each of the
Counties Carlow and Kilkenny during (1) 1948-49; and (2)
1949-50.
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Mr. Blowick Mr. Blowick
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Mr. Blowick:
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose,
with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it
circulated with the Official Report.
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The particulars are as follows:—
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County. |
Year. |
Acreage. |
Price. |
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(a) |
Carlow |
1948/49 |
Nil |
Nil |
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|
|
1949/50 |
57½ acres |
£169 |
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|
Kilkenny |
1948/49 |
37¾ ,, |
£689* |
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|
|
1949/50 |
158¼ ,, |
£461 |
|
(b) |
Carlow |
1948/49 |
30 ,, |
£155 |
|
|
|
1949/50 |
169½ ,, |
£1,360* |
|
|
Kilkenny |
1948/49 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
|
|
1949/50 |
13¾ ,, |
£48 |
|
(c) |
Carlow |
1948/49 |
Nil acres |
Nil |
|
|
|
1949/50 |
204 ,, |
£5 per acre |
|
|
Kilkenny |
1948/49 |
372½ ,, |
£5 5s. 0d.— |
|
|
|
|
|
£15 per acre |
|
|
|
1949/50 |
722 ,, |
£2—£37 per acre |
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*Prices include value of timber and buildings on the land.
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Tomás Ó Deirg Tomás Ó Deirg
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Tomás Ó Deirg
asked the Minister for Lands if he will state the planting
programme for 1950-51 for each forestry centre in the Counties
Carlow and Kilkenny.
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Mr. Blowick Mr. Blowick
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Mr. Blowick:
It is proposed to plant in the 1950-51 season, 134 acres in
Newtownbarry forest, County Carlow, and 41 acres in
Graiguenamanagh forest, 50 acres in Knocktopher forest and 55
acres in Piltown forest, County Kilkenny.
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Tomás Ó Deirg Tomás Ó Deirg
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Tomás Ó Deirg
asked the Minister for Lands if he will state whether it is
hoped to maintain or improve the level of employment of 1949 at
the forestry centres in Counties Carlow and Kilkenny during
1950-51; and if he will further state the average number of
forestry employees in each of these counties in (a) 1948-49; and
(b) 1949-50.
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Mr. Blowick Mr. Blowick
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Mr. Blowick:
It is expected that the level of employment at forest centres in
Counties Carlow and Kilkenny will be improved this year. In
1948-49, 46 men were employed at forest centres which are wholly
or partly in County Carlow and 135 men were employed at centres
in County Kilkenny. The corresponding numbers for 1949-50 were
49 and 144.
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Dáil Éireann 120 Ceisteanna—Questions. Or
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 120 - 18 April, 1950
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. -
Carlow Demonstration Farm
Proposal.
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Mr. Cogan Mr. Cogan
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Mr. Cogan asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state whether he has
received a request from the
Carlow
County Committee of Agriculture for sanction for the purchase of
a farm to be used as a demonstration farm; and, if so, whether
it is his intention to accede to this request.
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Mr. Cosgrave Mr. Cosgrave
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Mr. Cosgrave: An entry in the minutes of proceedings of the
Carlow County Committee of
Agriculture has come to my notice requesting the Department of
Agriculture, in order to ascertain accurately the costs of
production in agriculture, to purchase a small farm and place it
at the disposal of the committee to be run directly by the
committee, and that complete accounts of income and expenditure
be published in the local press. It is not the intention of my
Department to accede to this request
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 120 - 04 May, 1950
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. -
Carlow Drainage Workers'
Wages.
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Mr. O'Leary Mr. O'Leary
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Mr. O'Leary asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state why
sanction was not granted for an increase of 5/- in the wages of
drainage workers in County
Carlow.
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Mr. Corish Mr. Corish
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Mr. Corish: The proposal referred to by the Deputy was not sanctioned because,
generally, I do not consider that workers engaged on works under
the Local Authorities (Works) Act should be paid a wage rate in
excess of the normal county council rate except where there are
factors of an exceptional nature in relation to a particular
work.
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Mr. O'Leary Mr. O'Leary
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Mr. O'Leary: Is the Parliamentary Secretary not aware that these men are
working in rivers on this scheme and that the work is quite
different from that of county council permanent employees? The
Parliamentary Secretary ought to be aware that in his own
constituency of Wexford and in Wicklow and
Carlow there is great
dissatisfaction at present with regard to this matter. Surely
the Minister is not going to carry on the system which was
carried on by the ex-Minister over there and not sanction an
increase of wages for labourers?
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Mr. MacEntee Mr. MacEntee
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Mr. MacEntee: Why does not Deputy O'Leary play fairly and not stab the
Parliamentary Secretary in the back?
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Mr. O'Leary Mr. O'Leary
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Mr. O'Leary: I am not playing your game anyhow. I would not like to play with
you.
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Mr. Corish Mr. Corish
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1775
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Mr. Corish: I do not think there should be any differentiation between
[1775]
the wages of these two bodies of workers, but the Minister has
indicated long ago that, where a county council makes an
application in respect of workers who are working under unusual
circumstances, the matter will be seriously considered. An
increase has been granted, I believe, in two cases in respect of
workers in County Cork where the work was of an exceptional
nature. I do not think it can be suggested that there should be
a differentiation between road workers and workers on drainage
schemes.
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 122 - 18 July, 1950
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Allocation of
Carlow House.
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Mr. Fitzpatrick Mr. Fitzpatrick
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Mr.
Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Local Government whether he is aware that
the County
Carlow Medical
Officer of Health allocated a house to a road worker who already
had a three-roomed house, while two other applicants were in a
far worse position, one living with his family in a small,
one-roomed hut, the wife and family of the other being in the
county home, and if he will state what action he is prepared to
take in this matter.
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Mr. Keyes Mr. Keyes
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Mr. Keyes: I recently received a request from the
Carlow County Council for a ruling in connection with the
letting of a cottage at Kilcoltrim. There were five applicants
for this cottage and the circumstances of each applicant
appeared to entitle him to consideration for a cottage. The
applicant selected provisionally was recommended by the acting
county medical officer as the person appearing, in her opinion,
to have the greatest degree of urgency of need for alternative
accommodation. It is understood that the successful applicant,
his wife and seven children—two of whom are stated to be
suffering from tuberculosis— occupy a converted out house
consisting of a kitchen and small room which was reported as
unfit, overcrowded, damp and in bad repair. I do not propose to
interfere in the decision of the county manager.
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Mr. Fitzpatrick Mr. Fitzpatrick
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2092
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Mr.
Fitzpatrick: I do not think it is correct to say that the county council are
satisfied with the decision of the county manager. Is it not
correct that the council resented it and that the
[2092]
people in the district resented it? This house was allocated to
a man who had already two rooms, while there was another
applicant recommended who had no room at all, whose wife and
family were in the county home. In these circumstances, I think
the Minister should alter his decision and interfere.
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Mr. Keyes Mr. Keyes
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Mr. Keyes: The information supplied to me was that there were five
applicants. The one who was allocated the house was as
described. He had a wife and seven children who were living in a
converted outhouse comprising a kitchen and a small room. Two of
the children are suffering from tuberculosis. The dwelling was
reported by the local medical officer as unfit, overcrowded,
damp and in bad repair. The man was an agricultural labourer.
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The next applicant was an agricultural labourer living with his
wife and five children in a one-roomed house reported on by the
same local medical officer as being unfit, damp and badly
thatched. The acting county medical officer stated that this
applicant also needed a house badly.
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The third applicant was an agricultural worker living with his
employer. His wife and three children were in the county home
for some time, but are now living with his wife's sister. His
need is reported by the local medical officer as 100 per cent.
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The next applicant was an agricultural worker living in one room
in his father-in-law's house. The house is reported on by the
same local medical officer as being fit but overcrowded, and the
need for a house is also given as 100 per cent.
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Another applicant was also an agricultural worker then living in
a house consisting of a kitchen and two small rooms. There are
four in the family.
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These are the circumstances in which the decision had to be
made, and I consider that the recommendation of the medical
officer is reasonable in the circumstances.
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Captain Cowan Captain Cowan
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Captain
Cowan: Let the county council build four more houses.
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Mr. Fitzpatrick Mr. Fitzpatrick
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2093
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[2093]
Mr.
Fitzpatrick:
Is it a fact that the county council are not in favour of that
decision?
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Mr. Keyes Mr. Keyes
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Mr. Keyes: I have no evidence of that. My information is supplied to me.
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Dr. Brennan Dr.
Brennan
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Dr. Brennan: What about the principles of family life, guaranteed by the
Minister and his Department?
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Mr. Keyes Mr. Keyes
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Mr. Keyes: I think the Minister is trying to give effect to that principle,
which is being repeatedly brought up irrelevantly by Deputy Dr.
Brennan.
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Dr. Brennan Dr.
Brennan
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Dr. Brennan: It is not.
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Dáil Éireann 122 Ceisteanna—Ques
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 126 - 17 July, 1951
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. -
Carlow County Hospital.
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Mr. Hughes Mr. Hughes
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Mr. Hughes asked the Minister for Health if he will state the present
position regarding the proposed new county hospital for
Carlow and indicate the
approximate date on which building will be commenced.
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Dr. Ryan Dr.
Ryan
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Dr. Ryan: The present position regarding the proposed new county hospital at
Carlow is that a detailed
schedule of accommodation has been submitted by the local
authority and is under examination in my Department. It will not
be possible to complete this stage in the planning of the
project until a final decision is made by the local authority as
to the staffing of the institution. I understand that this
matter is being actively pursued by the local authority.
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I
am not in a position at this stage to estimate when building
will commence but my Department will endeavour to expedite as
much as possible the completion of the further planning stages
of the work.
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 129 - 13 February, 1952
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. -
Carlow-Athy Collector of
Taxes.
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Mr. Sweetman Mr. Sweetman
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Mr. Sweetman asked the Minister for Finance if it is correct that a new
collector of taxes has been appointed for the
Carlow-Athy area; and, if so,
if he will state: (1) the date on which such vacancy occurred
and the date on which the appointment was made; (2) whether the
vacancy was advertised and, if so, the date and papers in which
such advertisements appeared; (3) the average annual emoluments
attaching to the position; (4) the age and previous knowledge
and experience of the person appointed; (5) how many applicants
had their qualifications for the position considered, and (6)
what qualifications were possessed by the person appointed which
were not possessed by the other applicants.
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Mr. MacEntee Mr. MacEntee
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Mr. MacEntee: It is correct that a new collector of taxes has been appointed for
the
Carlow-Athy area. In
regard to the remainder of the Deputy's question the position is
as follows:—
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(1) The vacancy arose on the 26th September, 1951, and the
appointment was approved on the 18th December, 1951.
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392
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(2) Notice of the cessation of the appointment of the former
collector of taxes for the area in question was
[392] advertised in the three Dublin morning papers
of 28th September, 1951, and in the
Kilkenny People, Kilkenny
Journal, Leinster Leader and the
Wicklow People of
the 6th October, 1951.
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(3) The gross remuneration of a collector of taxes includes the
cost of clerical assistance, office accommodation, travelling,
etc., as well as the net personal emolument of the collector.
The net annual remuneration of the collector for the
Carlow-Athy area is
approximately £550.
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(4) The person appointed is 25 years of age. He had two years'
experience of duties comparable with those of a collector of
taxes.
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(5) Thirteen applicants, in addition to previous applicants
registered in the office of the Revenue Commissioners, were
considered in connection with the filling of the vacancy.
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(6) The appointment was offered, in the first instance, to an
applicant whom the Revenue Commissioners considered to be the
best qualified but later this applicant withdrew. The person
appointed possessed the necessary qualifications and in addition
was considered the most suitable for the particular vacancy
because of his local knowledge coupled with his previous
collecting experience.
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Mr. Sweetman Mr. Sweetman
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Mr. Sweetman: Is it usual to appoint a person as young as 25 years?
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Mr. MacEntee Mr. MacEntee
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Mr. MacEntee: I know Deputies in this House who are supposed to be younger than
that.
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Mr. Sweetman Mr. Sweetman
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Mr. Sweetman: Arising further out of the Minister's impudent reply, is the
particular local knowledge of this applicant the fact that he is
the son of the chairman of the Benekerry Fianna Fáil Cumann?
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Mr. MacEntee Mr. MacEntee
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Mr. MacEntee: I would not regard that as any disqualification.
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(Interruptions.)
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Mr. MacEntee Mr. MacEntee
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Mr. MacEntee: What about a certain person in the County Monaghan?
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Mr. Smith Mr. Smith
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Mr. Smith: The Molly Maguires.
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Mr. MacEntee Mr. MacEntee
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393
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[393]
Mr. MacEntee: He was selected and appointed by the Revenue Commissioners.
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Mr. Sweetman Mr. Sweetman
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Mr. Sweetman: If you had not given an impudent reply, I was not going to say
anything. You brought it on yourself.
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Mr. Dillon Mr. Dillon
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 143 - 15 December, 1953
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. -
Carlow County Council
Workers' Wages.
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Mr. O'Leary Mr. O'Leary
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Mr. O'Leary asked the Minister for Local Government if he has been requested
by
Carlow County Council to
sanction an increase of 5/- weekly in the wages of county
council workers in that area and, if so, if he will sanction the
increase so that the money will be paid before Christmas.
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Minister for Local Government (Mr. Smith)
Patrick Smith
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Minister for
Local Government (Mr. Smith): Sanction to this increase as from 9th October
last has been issued to the local authority.
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Mr. Cogan Mr. Cogan
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Mr. Cogan: Is the Minister aware that at the last meeting of
Carlow County Council the
county manager was unanimously instructed to have the money paid
out before Christmas?
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Mr. Dillon: Would it be correct to describe this event as a coincidence?
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Dáil Éireann 129 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral
Answers.
Carlow-Athy
Co
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 144 - 04 March, 1954
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County
Carlow Unemployment
Statistics.
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Mr. Hughes Mr. Hughes
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Mr. Hughes asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state the number
of registered unemployed at the employment exchanges in
Carlow, Bagenalstown and
Tullow at the latest date for which figures are available.
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Dr. Ryan Dr.
Ryan
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Dr. Ryan: The number of persons registered on Saturday, 27th February, 1954,
at the local offices of my Department mentioned by the Deputy
were:
Carlow, 477; Muine
Bheag, 111; Tullow, 58.
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 144 - 04 March, 1954
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. -
Carlow Post Office.
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Mr. Hughes Mr. Hughes
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Mr. Hughes asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state the
present position regarding the provision of a new post office at
Carlow.
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Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (Mr.
Childers) Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. Childers)
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Minister for
Posts and Telegraphs (Mr. Childers): The planning of the proposed new post
office buildings at
Carlow
cannot be completed pending the outcome of a public inquiry in
connection with the proposed acquisition by
Carlow County Council of
land, including portion of the post office site, for a new main
road and county council buildings. I understand that the public
inquiry will be held shortly and am hopeful that plans for the
post office buildings can therefore be completed at an early
date.
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Dáil Éireann 144 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral
Answers
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 158 - 12 June, 1956
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. -
Carlow County Council Loan.
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Mr. Walsh Mr. Walsh
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11
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Mr. Walsh asked the Minister for Local Government whether he is aware
[11]
that an applicant for a loan from
Carlow County Council, Ref. HS.3/108, whose loan had been
approved by letter dated 3rd December, 1955, has now been
informed that the loan cannot be made as there is no money
available; and, if so, if he will make a statement on the
matter.
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for
Local Government (Mr. Spring) Daniel Spring
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Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Spring):
I have no information in regard to the particular case referred
to by the Deputy. The Minister for Local Government sanctioned
the borrowing of £50,000 by the
Carlow County Council for the purposes of the Small
Dwellings Acquisition Acts. In accordance with normal practice
he would be prepared should the council so desire, to authorise
temporary borrowing by way of overdraft to facilitate the
financing of current operations pending the issue of the loan.
He has not, however, had any proposal on these lines from the
council.
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Mr. Briscoe Mr. Briscoe
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Mr. Briscoe: Can the Parliamentary Secretary give any indication as to when
this application for the loan will be granted?
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Mr. Spring Mr. Spring
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Mr. Spring: In this case the Minister sanctioned the borrowing of £50,000,
which had been asked for by
Carlow
County Council, and I can certainly say that if the county
council now ask for temporary overdraft, pending the completion
of the loan, they will get it.
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Mr. Briscoe Mr. Briscoe
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Mr. Briscoe: From whom—from the bank?
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Mr. Spring Mr. Spring
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Mr. Spring: It will be sanctioned by the Department.
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Mr. Briscoe Mr. Briscoe
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Mr. Briscoe: Is the Parliamentary Secretary not aware that sanction from the
Department to borrow from places other than the Local Loans Fund
is not enforceable? If the sanction to borrow is not met by the
bank what can the county council do? Will the Parliamentary
Secretary say when he hopes local loans will be able to give
this money?
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Mr. Spring Mr. Spring
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12
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Mr. Spring: I did not think the
[12]
Deputy represented County
Carlow.
We heard him long enough recently.
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Mr. Smith Mr. Smith
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Mr. Smith: Is the Parliamentary Secretary going to partition the country
further?
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An Ceann Comhairle Patrick (Clare) Hogan
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An Ceann
Comhairle: Order! Question No. 16.
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Dáil Éireann 158 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral
Answers.
Carlow
County Council Loan.
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Questions
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 160 - 25 October, 1956
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Issue of
Writs—Carlow-Kilkenny and
Dublin South (West) By-Elections.
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Donnchadh Ó Briain Donnchadh Ó Briain
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251
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[251]
Donnchadh Ó
Briain: Tairgim:—
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Go n-ordóidh an Ceann Comhairle do Chléireach na Dála a Rit a
chur amach chun comhalta a thoghadh chun an folúntas a líonadh a
tharla i gcomhaltas na Dála seo de dheasca an Teachta Tomás
Breathnach, comhalta do Dháilcheantar Chontae Cheatharlach-Cill
Choinnigh, d'fháil bháis.
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That the Ceann Comhairle direct the Clerk of the Dáil to issue
his Writ for the election of a member to fill the vacancy which
has occurred in the membership of the present Dáil consequent on
the death of Deputy Thomas Walsh, a member for the County
Constituency of
Carlow-Kilkenny.
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Question put and agreed to.
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Mr.
O'Sullivan) Denis J. O'Sullivan
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Parliamentary
Secretary to the Taoiseach (Mr. O'Sullivan):
I move:—
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That the Ceann Comhairle direct the Clerk of the Dáil to issue
his Writ for the election of a member to fill the vacancy which
has occurred in the membership of the present Dáil consequent on
the death of Deputy Peadar Seán Doyle, a member for the Borough
Constituency of Dublin South (West).
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Question put and agreed to.
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Dáil Éireann 160 Issue of Writs
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 161 - 16 May, 1957
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - New Ross-Carlow
Canal.
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Mr. Corish Mr. Corish
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Mr. Corish asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if, in view of the
fact that the port of New Ross suffers a certain loss in trade
due to the fact that loads crossing New Ross bridge may not
exceed ten tons, he will arrange to have the canal between New
Ross and
Carlow made
available.
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Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. S.
Lemass) Seán F. Lemass
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1489
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Minister for
Industry and Commerce (Mr. S. Lemass): C.I.E. are responsible for the Barrow
navigation which includes the canal from New Ross to
[1489]
Carlow and it is to C.I.E.
directly that any representations in this matter should be
addressed.
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Dáil Éireann 161 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral
Answers. New Ross-Carlow
Canal.
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County
Carlow School.
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Mr. O'Toole Mr. O'Toole Mr. P. Brennan Mr. P.
Brennan
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Mr. P.
Brennan and Mr. O'Toole asked the Minister for Education what
progress has been made towards the erection of a new school to
replace the present boys' and girls' national schools at
Rathcoyle, Hacketstown, Country
Carlow.
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Minister for Education (Mr. J. Lynch) Jack
Lynch
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Minister for
Education (Mr. J. Lynch): A suitable site for a new school to replace
the present national school at Rathcoyle, County Wicklow, has
been offered by the Reverend Manager and my Department is in
communication with him regarding certain preliminary
arrangements which will have to be made before a grant towards
the cost of the erection of the new school can be sanctioned.
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Dáil Éireann 161 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral
Answers. County
Carlow
School.
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 164 - 30 October, 1957
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Acquisition of
Carlow Estate.
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Mr. McQuillan Mr. McQuillan
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235
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[235]
Mr. McQuillan asked the Minister for Lands if he will state whether the Land
Commission have considered the propriety of acquiring Oak Park
estate, County
Carlow, for
the purpose of dividing it into economic holdings.
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Mr. Childers Mr. Childers
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Mr. Childers: I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to take
Questions Nos. 98 and 99 together.
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The Land Commission have no proceedings for the acquisition of
these estates.
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Mr. McQuillan Mr. McQuillan
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Mr. McQuillan: Have the Land Commission considered, or will they consider, the
desirability of acquiring these estates, in view of the
suggestion made even by Deputy Blowick that there are a large
number of families in this estate at the moment on uneconomic
units? Is the Minister not aware that there are over 1,000 acres
of arable land in each of the demesnes I have mentioned, that
is, 2,000 acres of arable land upon which 40 families could be
provided for to the extent of 50 acres each? Would it not be
advisable for us at this stage to make up our minds to wipe out
the Land Commission in so far as the division of estates is
concerned, or else divide up these big farms?
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An Ceann Comhairle Patrick (Clare) Hogan
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An Ceann
Comhairle: The Deputy is making a speech.
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Mr. McQuillan Mr. McQuillan
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Mr. McQuillan: Would the Minister reply as to whether or not it is now Government
policy to allow large holdings and vast estates like this to be
put on the market and purchased in many cases by non-nationals,
while thousands of smallholders in Ireland have either to leave
the country or eke out a living on an uneconomic holding? Has
Government policy arrived at the stage now that the big rancher
or big farmer is to get a free hand?
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Mr. Childers Mr. Childers
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Mr. Childers: The point is that there is no change in Land Commission policy
with regard to large estates. The Land Commission take into
consideration all the relevant facts in making decisions in
these matters.
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Mr. M.P. Murphy Mr. M.P. Murphy
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236
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[236]
Mr. M.P.
Murphy: They are the slowest moving body we have.
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Dáil Éireann 164 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral
Answers. Acquisition
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 165 - 26 February, 1958
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County
Carlow Murder.
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Mr. O.J. Flanagan Mr. O.J. Flanagan
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644
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Mr. O.J.
Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice why no progress was
[644]
made by the Garda Síochána in solving the alleged murder of a
farmer in County
Carlow,
which occurred over a year ago; and whether the aid of the
British police force was sought.
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Mr. Traynor Mr. Traynor
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Mr. Traynor: The implications in the Deputy's question are quite wrong but it
would not be in the public interest to say how precisely the
investigation stands or what exactly the Garda Síochána have
been doing and with what results
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 165 - 27 February, 1958
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Acquisition of
Carlow Estates.
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Mr. Hughes Mr. Hughes
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929
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[929]
Mr. Hughes asked the Minister for Lands whether the Land Commission have
considered the propriety of acquiring the Brownshill and Oak
Park estates, County
Carlow,
for division among the small landowners of the district, and, if
so, with what result.
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Mr. Childers Mr. Childers
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Mr. Childers: The Land Commission have no proceedings for the lands of
Brownshill.
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In the case of Oak Park the Land Commission have no proceedings
current; the lands there, however, are under consideration but I
am unable to say what the outcome of that consideration may be.
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Mr. Hughes Mr. Hughes
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Mr. Hughes: Is the Minister aware that in these two cases a foreigner has come
in and purchased those two large estates, that at the same time
there are quite a number of uneconomic smallholdings in the
district and that the members of the families from them have to
emigrate to get employment?
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An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Cormac Breslin
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An Leas-Cheann
Comhairle: The Deputy is making a speech.
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Mr. Hughes Mr. Hughes
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Mr. Hughes: I am asking the Minister if he is aware that the sons and
daughters of these smallholders have to emigrate to get
employment and if he is satisfied that the inaction of the Land
Commission in this case is in keeping with the policy of the
Government as far as land division is concerned?
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Mr. Childers Mr. Childers
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Mr. Childers: I have already stated that the question of the lands in Oak Park
is under consideration. I am not going to say anything more
until the Land Commission makes its decision.
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Mr. Hughes Mr. Hughes
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Mr. Hughes: I should like to ask the Minister, who has spent a lot of time
addressing chambers of commerce over the country, if he would
come down to
Carlow and
explain the position to the smallholders because they cannot
realise that the Government will not take action in this matter?
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An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Cormac Breslin
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An Leas-Cheann
Comhairle: The Deputy is making a speech.
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Mr. O.J. Flanagan Mr. O.J. Flanagan
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930
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[930]
Mr. O.J.
Flanagan: Having regard to the unusual and special circumstances of this
case, which is not the usual type, if the Land Commission cannot
deal speedily with it, will the Minister give consideration to
introducing special legislation to deal with it?
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An Leas-Cheann Comhairle Cormac Breslin
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An Leas-Cheann
Comhairle: That is a separate question.
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Mr. Hughes Mr. Hughes
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Mr. Hughes: Would the Minister consider coming down to
Carlow?
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Dáil Éireann 165 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral
Answers. Acquisition of
Carlow
Estates.
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Questions
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 171 - 16 December, 1958
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Sale of
Carlow Estate.
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Mr. Hughes Mr. Hughes
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29.
Mr. Hughes asked the Minister for Lands whether the Brownshill Estate,
Carlow, has been offered for
sale to the Land Commission.
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Mr. Childers Mr. Childers
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Mr. Childers: Just now I do not think that it would be in any interest, local or
general, to reply to this question.
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2222
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I
cannot but be aware—as no doubt the Deputy is also—that there
has been persistent agitation in respect of these lands; slogans
and threatening notices have been exhibited in the
[2222] vicinity of the lands calculated to intimidate
the owner. It is the long settled policy of the Land Commission,
more than once enunciated in this House by successive
Governments, not to be moved to the acquisition of lands by acts
of violence and intimidation. I now repeat, and I say it
emphatically, that clamour and agitation cannot be allowed to
dictate land acquisition.
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The Land Commission in view of the prevailing agitation would be
slow to consider the purchase of these lands even if they were
offered voluntarily and at an acceptable price.
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It is believed that the owner gives considerable employment on
these and his other lands, and the displacement of these
employees, some of whom might neither qualify for allotments nor
readily get alternative employment, is a factor which must weigh
seriously in the consideration by the Land Commission of any
offer of the lands.
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Dáil
Éireann - Volume 176 - 30 June, 1959
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Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Acquisition of
Carlow Estate.
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Mr. Kyne Mr. Kyne
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10.
Mr. Kyne
asked the Minister for Lands if he will state with regard to the
estate of James Doyle at Ballyvangor. County
Carlow (Record No. S.21038)
which the Land Commission proposed to acquire some years ago for
division among local small-holders, whether the Land Commission
discontinued the acquisition on the owner's undertaking to
reside in the house on the estate and to work the lands; whether
the undertaking was complied with, or whether the house is
unoccupied and the lands let to local farmers; and whether in
the latter circumstance the Land Commission will consider the
propriety of acquiring the estate.
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Minister for Lands (Mr. Childers) Erskine
Hamilton Childers
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Minister for
Lands (Mr. Childers): Proceedings for acquisition of this estate
were terminated by an Order made by the Land Commissioners on
3rd June, 1958, allowing Owner's objection unconditionally. All
local congestion has since been relieved by acquisition of other
lands.
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Questions Nos. 11 and 12 postponed.
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