asked the Taoiseach the total amount of acreage held under agricultural holdings of (a) less than 15 acres (b) 15-30 acres (c) 30-50 acres (d) 50-100 acres (e) 100-200 acres (f) 200-500 acres and (g) more than 500 acres for the years 1960, 1973, and 1986.

The information available refers to the years 1960, 1975 and 1985. I propose to circulate a statement showing the distribution of the total area on agricultural holdings by size of holding in those years.

Following is the statement:

Total area on agricultural holdings classified by size of holding: 1960, 1975 and 1985