asked the Minister for Lands if he will state the cause of the delay in taking over Palmer's lands at Gortnamona, Headford, County Galway, and when it is intended to start preparing a scheme for its subdivision.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Acquisition and Division of Land.
These lands have been acquired and will be allotted as early as possible.
asked the Minister for Lands whether he is aware that the estate known as Corbalton Hall of almost 1,000 acres was purchased recently by an English racehorse owner and whether it is his intention to ask the Land Commission to have this farm inspected immediately with a view to taking it over for the creation of migrants' holdings and the relief of congestion.
From inquiries that I have caused to be made in the matter, I understand that the Deputy is completely misinformed.
Perhaps the Deputy may be misinformed, but the Deputy's information happens to be pretty reliable. I should like if the Minister would get his Department to look up the matter a bit further.
asked the Minister for Lands whether he is aware that a farm of land containing approximately 800 acres situated near Rathangan, County Kildare, was recently purchased by an English army officer, and if he will take such steps as are necessary to have this non-national dispossessed and to have this land utilised for the settlement of Irish land problems.
I am not aware of the transaction referred to in this question.
Has it not been brought to the notice of the Minister by his officials that the land in question was purchased by a son of Sir Basil Brooke—Captain John Basil Brooke?
Would the Minister state, in view of the remark made by the last Deputy, whether it might not be well to reconsider his views as to the statement made by the responsible official referred to by Deputy McQuillan?
asked the Minister for Lands if he will state what progress has been made towards the acquisition of the mountain areas of Boleyneendorish and Tourmacnevin on the Daly and Clancarty estates, County Galway.
The Land Commission have been endeavouring for several years to formulate a scheme which would result in migrating a number of the uneconomic holders from Boleyneendorish to better holdings a few miles away. The scheme contemplated the allotment of a compact area, made up of the land now forming the uneconomic holdings and portion of the mountain being grazed as commonage, to the Forestry Division for tree planting. There now seems little hope of achieving that object. Most of the townland is a commonage and some of the owners of the grazing rights are not prepared to sell their shares. There are no proceedings in respect of lands in Tourmacnevin.
asked the Minister for Lands if he will state what progress has been made in connection with his proposals to plant certain areas which have been offered to him for forestry purposes in the districts of Bweeing and Burnfort, Chatterton estate, North Cork.
The negotiations for the purchase of these lands have not yet been completed. Planting will be undertaken as soon as possible after the lands have been acquired.