asked the Minister for Lands if he is aware that acute congestion exists on the O'Donnell estate, Newport, County Mayo, where there are ten families whose poor law valuations are under £5 each; that the farm known as Jackson's Hill, on the same estate, recently purchased by Mr. R. Vesey-Stoney, has been offered to the Land Commission for the relief of existing congestion; and if he will state what steps, if any, are being taken by the Land Commission to acquire this farm.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Acquisition of Mayo Lands.
The Land Commission have had under consideration the question of the acquisition of the lands known as Jackson's Hill in the townland of Knocknageeha recently purchased by Mr. R. Vesey-Stoney, and have decided to take no action in the matter for the present. The area of the holding is 48 acres.