asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture if he can state when the Land Commission proposes to divide the 8,500 acres of untenanted land in County Carlow.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - DIVISION OF CARLOW AND KILKENNY LANDS.
EAMON O DUBHGHAILL
Mr. HOGAN
The Land Commission have not yet actually acquired any untenanted land in County Carlow under the Land Act, 1923; but prices have been determined in respect of close on 800 acres, which will shortly be vested in the Land Commission, and will then be divided as soon as possible.
EAMON O DUBHGHAILL
asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture if he can state what percentage of the 6,600 acres of untenanted lands in County Kilkenny have been divided, and, if so, whether he can also state the number of uneconomic holders who have been made economic, and the number of landless men who secured portion of these lands, with the number of acres each person received in the latter case.
Mr. HOGAN
Of the 3,284 acres of untenanted land in County Kilkenny actually acquired by the Land Commission under the Land Act, 1923, up to the present, 2,115 acres have been divided among 91 allottees for the enlargement of existing holdings and the creation of new holdings, and it is anticipated that the remainder will be divided before next spring. Under the Irish Land Acts, 1903-9, 5,053 acres of untenanted land have been divided in County Kilkenny.