asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the present position of the Government concerning the agreement of the British and Irish Governments for the purchase of houses owned by the Irish Soldiers' and Sailors' Land Trust.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Soldiers' and Sailors' Land Trust Houses.
A public announcement of the terms of agreement in this matter between the two Governments was made in May, 1951, and legislation to enable the agreement to be implemented was passed by the British Parliament in 1952.
The Irish Government has no functions in the matter of the details of the purchase scheme.