asked the Minister for Lands and Fisheries whether he has received particulars of the large number of uneconomic holders and landless men in the Cloneygowan, Portarlington (Offaly) area, and whether he proposes to instruct the Land Commission to proceed to acquire the following lands for the relief of congestion:—(1) the lands of W.J. Kinsella, Cloneygowan (353 acres); (2) G. Grange, Derrykillane, Portarlington (115 acres); (3) Miss M.C.L. Jennings, Bloomville, Cloneygowan (175 acres), and whether he will instruct the Commissioners to make the necessary preliminary inspection without further delay.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - DIVISION OF OFFALY LANDS.
The lands of Cloneygowan are tenanted lands held by W. J. Kinsella as tenant on the estate of the Lowton Trust Fund. The question of their resumption will be considered by the Land Commission when the estate is being dealt with in its turn.
The Land Commission have under consideration the question of acquiring the lands of George Grange and Miss Jennings.