asked the Minister for Lands and Fisheries if he will state the number of estates in County Westmeath that have been vested under the 1923-27 Land Acts, their acreage, and the number of tenants thereon; also the number of estates remaining to be vested, their acreage, and the number of tenants thereon.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Westmeath Lands.
The number of estates in County Westmeath for which Schedules of Particulars have been lodged with the Land Commission is 197, comprising 1,638 holdings, and a total area of 59,400 acres.
The Land Commission have published to date in Provisional Lists of lands to be vested 68 of these estates, comprising 450 holdings and a total area of 23,552 acres, of which 42 estates, comprising 166 holdings and a total area of 11,902 acres, have been already vested.
asked the Minister for Lands and Fisheries if he will state what progress, if any, has been made in the vesting of the Smyth Estate Lands, Drumeree, County Westmeath.
This estate has been surveyed, and it is anticipated that a Provisional List of lands which will, if not excluded in consequence of a valid objection, vest in the Land Commission on the appointed day under the Land Act, 1923, will be gazetted at an early date.
Can the Parliamentary Secretary state that this estate will be dealt with in the coming financial year?
No, I cannot.
asked the Minister for Lands and Fisheries if he will state what steps, if any, have been taken to acquire the lands of Dardistown, Hickey Estate, County Westmeath.
The Land Commission have had inquiry made regarding these lands of Dardistown, which are subject to a land purchase annuity, and have decided not to acquire them.
Will the Parliamentary Secretary state if the Land Commission made an offer in this case?
Yes; the agents acting for the owner claimed an equivalent holding elsewhere.
Can the Parliamentary Secretary state the amount of the offer?
No, I cannot give the amount of the offer at the moment.