asked the Minister for Lands if he will state how many Land Commission houses given out to tenants in County Meath are still unoccupied; and when action will be taken to have these houses occupied.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Land Commission Houses.
The Land Commission are not in a position to state definitely how many of the houses situated on parcels of untenanted land in County Meath are unoccupied by the allottees thereof at any particular date. Warnings and directions to reside in the houses are served on allottees who are found from time to time not to be in occupation. If these warnings or directions are disregarded proceedings may be instituted to take up the houses and parcels.
At present the Land Commission have under consideration 47 cases of allottees in County Meath who have been reported as not in occupation of the dwelling-houses on their parcels and in 16 of these cases proceedings to resume possession have been or are now being instituted.