asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will cause an inquiry to be made into the conditions under which a lease of the foreshore at Burgalia, Rosscarbery, is held; whether he is aware that the estate on which this foreshore is situated has been sold under the Land Act, 1923, and if he will see that this foreshore will now be vested in the State, and thereby secure free use of sand and seaweed for manurial purposes for the farmers of a big tillage area of South Cork.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - FORESHORE AT ROSSCARBERY.
The lands referred to in the question appear to be Burgatia, not Burgalia, as stated therein. The portions thereof which abut on Rosscarbery Bay are comprised in the Estate of R.F. Starkie, in respect of which particulars have been furnished by the landlord to enable the Land Commission to collect Compounded Arrears of Rent and Payment in Lieu of Rent from the tenants under the Land Act, 1923. The further particulars required to continue the purchase proceedings have not yet been lodged, and when lodged, the Estate will be dealt with in due course, when the question of foreshore right, amongst other matters, will be inquired into by the Commissioners.