asked the Minister for Fisheries whether he will make provision for the revaluation of the holding held by Michael Ryan, Kilmadum, Ballyfoyle, Kilkenny (Hunt estate); and whether he will state what arrangements, if any, are made by the Land Commission for a revaluation in such cases.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - REVALUATION OF KILKENNY HOLDING.
On Schedule of Particulars lodged on behalf of the owner of the estate of Rev. Michael Hunt, Michael Ryan, of Kilmadum, Ballyfoyle, is returned as tenant of holding in townland of Ballyfoyle described as containing 25a. 1r. 27p. held under a judicial rent of £14 4s. fixed by agreement No. 861 dated 9th February, 1910. The Standard Purchase Annuity will be automatically fixed in accordance with Part I of the First Schedule of the Land Act, 1923, at 65 per cent. of the rent. Meanwhile, pending the "appointed day" for the estate the tenant is liable for payment in lieu of rent under Section 20 of the Act representing 75 per cent. of the rent.
Could the Parliamentary Secretary state when the appointed day is likely to be?
I cannot say.
Could the Parliamentary Secretary state what arrangements can be made where a tenant claims that the rent which was fixed, even though it was fixed by agreement, is unduly high as compared with that fixed on other allottees? Is there any remedy which would enable a tenant to have a revaluation made?
The question of valuation is not for the Land Commission. It is a matter for the Ministry of Finance.