asked the Minister for Lands and Fisheries whether he will state what steps are being taken by the Irish Land Commission to acquire the Hollymount and Lahinch Demesne, held by Messrs. McCarton Bros., Hollymount, Co. Mayo, which contains 750 acres, for the purpose of relieving the congestion which exists in the parishes of Kilcommon and Crossboyne.
WRITTEN ANSWERS. - ACQUISITION OF HOLLYMOUNT AND LAHINCH DEMESNE.
Proceedings were instituted under the provisions of the Irish Land Act, 1903, for the acquisition of the lands of Lehinch Demesne and Hollymount Demesne, County Mayo, which are subject to Land Purchase Annuity, and these lands were published in "Iris Oifigiuil" in a Provisional List of lands which, if not excluded in consequence of a valid objection, would become vested in the Land Commission on the appointed day.
The owners have exercised their rights to apply for alternative lands equally suitable and of not less value, and the matter is under consideration.