asked the Minister for Agriculture whether he is aware that, when purchasing lands from Mrs. Lyons at Dromtrasna, Abbeyfeale, for distribution, the late Congested Districts Board undertook to make a road through the land to enable the tenants to reach their newly acquired holdings; whether he is aware that although the work was laid out it was abandoned owing to the unsettled condition of the past few years and has not since been completed, and whether he can say when work will be resumed on the proposed road.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - AN ABBEYFEALE ESTATE ROAD.
The (late) Congested Districts Board did not purchase the lands of Dromtrasna, but they purchased a farm from Mrs. Honor Lyons at Brosna, otherwise known as "Flynn's Farm," on the Collis Sandes Estate, which they allotted to tenants of small holdings in the district. The (late) Board constructed a suitable accommodation roadway at the time through this farm, giving access to each plot allotted. It was not intended then, or at any future time, to maintain the road after the lands had been disposed of. The maintenance of the road is the duty of the persons using it.