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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 24 Jun 1926

Vol. 16 No. 16

CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - THE HOPKINS ESTATE (LEIX).

asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture if he can state the present position of the Land Commission in connection with the proposed acquisition and division of the estate of William Hopkins at Park and Lyrogue, Leix; whether he is aware that the house attached to the Park portion of these lands was occupied by Mr. J. Thompson, who is the owner of several other farms in the same county, on April 28th, 1926, on instructions, it is alleged, received from one of the Land Commission inspectors, and whether the Commissioners do not now propose to divide these lands amongst the local uneconomic holders and landless men; whether Mr. Thompson's previous residential holding at Barraghaun, Errill, Co. Leix (Estate of Richard Edmund Mills, Record No. 1248), was entered in a provisional list published in Iris Oifigiúil, dated November 20th, 1925, in the name of Mrs. Elizabeth Winters (Thompson's sister-in-law), Ballagh, Charleville, Co. Limerick; whether he can state the grounds upon which Thompson was allowed to take up residence on this portion of the Hopkins estate.

Mr. HOGAN

With regard to this question, I have not got full particulars of the case, but as I understand the position it is something like this. Mr. Thompson had a number of farms—I do not know how many—and he assigned one of them to a third party, a relation. That is being retained, and acquired by the Land Commission. If the Land Commission proposals are put into operation he would be left with something, so far as I can gather at present with the insufficient information at my disposal, like 150 Irish acres. I am not in a position at the moment to give the names of the farms to the Deputy, but so far as I can ascertain from a short examination of the files, the position is as I have stated.

I am quite prepared to allow the question to stand over with the others until next week if the Minister thinks he will be able to give me a more detailed answer.

Mr. HOGAN

Certainly.

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