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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 4 Dec 1923

Vol. 5 No. 17

CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - COLLECTION OF COMPOUNDED ARREARS OF RENT.

asked the Minister for Agriculture whether in view of the fact that a considerable amount of uncertainty exists as to the methods and approximate date of collecting the balance of the compounded arrears of rent in accordance with the provisions of the Land Act, 1923, he will give an indication as to how and when this is to be brought about, whether the Minister can give any approximate indication of when the Appointed Day will be fixed in regard to the sale of tenanted land, in cases where there is no obstacle to the administration of the Land Act, 1923.

Mr. HOGAN

At the present stage it is not possible to give a reply to the first part of the Question. The procedure to be adopted and the approximate date for collecting the balance of the compounded arrears of rent will depend on the amounts to be collected after the first year's payment, which is now in course of collection and this information is not yet available, and will not be available until we have complete accounts made out in regard to the first year's arrears.

As regards the second part of the Question, provisional lists of lands to be vested in the Land Commission under the Act have been published in respect of eight estates situate in the Counties of Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Clare, Kildare, Limerick, and Offaly. Upon the expiration of two months from such publication, if in the meantime no objections have been entered to such lists, the Land Commission will take the necessary steps with a view to publishing the final lists and to declare the "appointed day" or days for these lands.

Further Provisional Lists are being prepared from the particulars furnished under the Acts and will be published in the "Gazette" from time to time as soon as practicable.

There is not to be one appointed day, but according as the Land Commission has got sufficient particulars to prepare the lists, they will be published so that cases that are ready for vesting will not have to wait for cases that are not ready, as would be the case if one appointed day were to be declared.

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