Why does Pobal na h-ireann want to encourage, by suitable measures, the increase of the population of Ireland to ten million people?
Ireland is under populated, especially all along her western seaboard. The first accurate census of Ireland was taken in 1841, when the population was calculated to be over eight million people. We believe, with effective farming methods, and good government, Ireland could support in moderate comfort, a population of ten million people. The population density for the whole of Ireland is about 150 per sq. mile, a figure which is markedly lower than that for England and Wales(790-800) and below the average for Europe as a whole. Large numbers of people of Irish ancestry are living abroad. Many of these should be encouraged to settle in Ireland, in the homeland of their Irish ancestors. An increased population in Ireland can also act as a deterent to foreign states who try to interfere in Irish internal affairs. It would also act as a stimulant in farming, commerce, industry, and construction fields.
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