asked the Minister for Lands and Fisheries (1) to state when the lands of Mellicent South and Barretstown, Co. Kildare, containing 150 acres, and at present let for grazing by the Land Commission, will be divided amongst the uneconomic holders and landless men of the district; (2) when the Land Commission intend to take possession of, and divide amongst the uneconomic holders of the district, the 434 acres of untenanted land in the townlands of Hughestown, Davidstown and Ballynacarrick Upper, in Co. Kildare, known as the Archbold Estate.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Kildare Lands.
Schemes for the division of the lands of Millicent South and Barretstown, on the estate of Andrew Lyons, and the lands of Hughestown, Davidstown and Ballynacarrick Upper, on the Archbold estate, are in course of preparation and until these schemes have been completed and approved it will not be possible to state when the land will be divided. Arrangements for possession of the lands on the Archbold estate will be made when the scheme is ready to be put into operation.
Would it not be possible to have this land divided before the coming spring?
I could not answer that question at the moment. I know that schemes are under consideration.