asked the Minister for Agriculture if he expects shortly to be in a position to deal with the congested estates in and bordering on the Bog of Allen in Kildare and Offaly, and especially with the Lullymore Estate, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, under the Land Act, 1923; and whether he is aware that the condition of some of these holdings is appalling, and as bad in individual cases as any on the Western Coast, and to ask whether this estate will be dealt with in the near future.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - CONGESTED ESTATES (KILDARE AND OFFALY).
All estates coming within the provisions of the Land Act, 1923, will be dealt with by the Land Commission as expeditiously as possible.
The townland of Lullymore appears to form part of the Estate of R.B. Murphy, Co. Kildare, in respect of which the landlord has lodged particulars to enable the Land Commission to collect Compounded Arrears of Rent and payment in lieu of rent. The particulars to enable the sale to be proceeded with have not yet been lodged, and when lodged the Estate will be dealt with in due course.
Arising out of that answer, may I ask the Minister if he is aware that the matter is very urgent in the case of the Lullymore Estate, that particulars for the enlargement of this holding were commenced as far back as 1909, and would have been dealt with under that Act only that they had to be redeemed in cash. The landlord had to get cash at once, and there was no cash available at the time. In view of the urgency of this case, and of the bad state in which these tenants are living along the borders of the Bog of Allen, would he see that this case is dealt with immediately?
I am not aware of the urgency of the case. But there is no doubt that if the Deputy brings the matter to the notice of the Minister for Agriculture, he will deal with it.