asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture whether, having regard to the delay in payment to landlords of compounded arrears of rent under the Land Act, 1923, and to the fact that the arrears have been reduced by 25 per cent. to ensure prompt payment, it is proposed by the Land Commission to pay interest at current Bank rate on the amount of the compounded arrears.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - DELAYED PAYMENT OF COMPOUNDED ARREARS OF RENT.
The Land Commission pay over to owners, or the other persons entitled thereto, the compounded arrears of rent as paid by the tenants, less the statutory deductions, and the reply to the concluding paragraph of the question is in the negative.