asked the Minister for Agriculture whether he is aware that much discontent prevails in the village of Killeany, Arran Islands, owing to the delay on the part of the Government in distributing the available land, held by the late Congested Districts Board, among the small uneconomic holders; whether the question of the distribution of this land has not been under consideration for a considerable time; and whether the Minister is yet in a position to say how soon such distribution will be made.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - LAND DISTRIBUTION IN ARRAN ISLANDS.
The Land Commission do not propose to distribute the lands of Killeany Farm among small holders, but they contemplate vesting them in trustees for the benefit of the people, mostly fishermen in Killeany.
The late Congested Districts Board never contemplated the distribution of these lands amongst the uneconomic landholders adjacent as they are not suitable for division in small parcels.