At 31st March last— the latest date for which statistics are available—the Land Commission had on hands, in Co. Galway, approximately 3,180 acres of arable land, together with some 11,000 acres of turbary, a substantial portion of which consisted of unallotted residues of Congested Districts Board estates.
The Deputy will appreciate, of course, that the position regarding lands in the possession of the Land Commission is subject to constant fluctuation, depending on progress on intake and allotment of land.
In County Galway, during the past four years, a total area of upwards of 34,000 acres has been allotted by the Land Commission amongst some 1,700 allottees.