asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture if he will state the cause of the delay in dividing the farms known as Mount Pleasant and Parks, near Ballyglass, Co. Mayo, which was promised to the small farmers in that neighbourhood last November by inspectors of the Land Commission.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - DIVISION OF MAYO FARMS.
The Land Commission have instituted proceedings for the acquisition of the lands referred to under Section 24 (3) of the Land Act, 1923. The owners have exercised their rights, under Section 24 (4) (b) of the Act, and have required the Land Commission to provide them with alternative holdings. The matter is at present the subject of negotiations between the owners and the Land Commission.