asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture if he will make inquiry as to the reasons why Mr. James Doyle, the tenant of a holding on the Archibald Estate at St. John's, Castledermot, Co. Kildare, has been excluded from the benefit of the Land Act, 1923, whilst five other tenants of adjoining parcels of land held under similar conditions have been admitted thereto.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - KILDARE TENANT'S COMPLAINT.
Mr. HOGAN
In the schedule of particulars lodged by the owner under the Land Act, 1923, James Doyle has not been returned as a tenant of a holding to which the Act applies. The estate has not yet been reached in its turn to be dealt with and the Land Commission have at present no information as to the reason for the non-inclusion of the lands by the owner.
If I give the Minister some further information on the point as to Mr. Doyle being a tenant, will he look into it?
Mr. HOGAN
The usual procedure for the Land Commission in cases of this kind is to communicate with the solicitor for the owner and point out to him that it has been stated that a tenant's name has been omitted. If the owner then continues to omit the tenant and the lands are scheduled and published without the name appearing, it is open to the tenant to apply to the Land Judge to have him declared a tenant.