Tom Enright
Question:148 Mr. Enright asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the reason a person who is subdividing land by selling in excess of one hectare of his property has to apply for Land Commission consent to subdivision; if the Minister has the power to refuse such a consent to subdivision under section 12 of the Land Act, 1984; if the Minister has such power to refuse consent, the grounds on which he has power to refuse such consent; if there has been any such refusal to Land Commission consent to subdivision under section 12 of the Land Act, 1984 in the past five years; and if an application for consent under section 12 is a formality and an unnecessary procedure. [29605/01]