asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture whether the Land Commission have taken any steps to acquire the lands of Mr. H. O'C. Henchy, in the townland of Ballymore-Eustace West, consisting of two hundred and seventeen acres, the lands of Mrs. Elizabeth Langton, consisting of forty-one acres, in the townland of Broadleas Commons, and the lands of Mr. Edward Hornidge, consisting of seventy-five acres, in the townland of Silverhills, all in the Ballymore-Eustace Electoral Division of County Kildare, for the relief of congestion, and, if so, if he can state when these lands will be divided.
WRITTEN ANSWERS. - ACQUISITION OF KILDARE LANDS.
Mr. HOGAN
The Land Commission are making inquiries as to the suitability of the lands referred to for acquisition under the provisions of the Land Act, 1923.