asked the Taoiseach the population of each townland in the district electoral divisions of Balbriggan, Balscadden, Swords East and Swords West, in the census of 1971 and 1979.

Information from the 1979 census of population relating to individual townlands will not be available until the final detailed area tabulations for district electoral divisions and wards are completed. It is anticipated, as indicated in a reply to a recent parliamentary question, that the final 1979 census figures for such areas will be published in January 1980.

Information on the population of individual townlands is, of course, available from the 1971 census and I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the information required from this census.

Following is the statement:

TABLE 1: Balscadden District Electoral Division.

TABLE 2: Swords East District Electoral Division.

* This part of Swords Town comprises the townlands of Swords Glebe, Townparks and part of the townlands of Barrysparks, Miltonsfields, Seatown West and Swords Demesne. It is not possible to give separate figures for the townlands or parts of townlands within the town.

TABLE 3: Swords West District Electoral Division.

* This part of Swords Town comprises the townland of Commons West, and parts of the townlands of Balheary Demesne, Cremona, Forrestfields, Newtown and Windmill Lands.

TABLE 4: Balbriggan Rural District Electoral Division.

The population of Balbriggan Urban District Electoral Division which comprises Balbriggan Town was 3,741. As in the case of Swords Town it is not possible to give separate figures for the townlands or parts of townlands within the town.