asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will instruct the Land Commission to proceed with the division of the remainder of the Champion stud estate, Renville, Oranmore, County Galway, amongst farmers who were not successful in obtaining land in the recent division; if he favours the proposal by the commission to sell that land to Galway County Council for the purpose of an amenity park; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers . - County Galway Estate Division .
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: The selection of those to whom land is to be allocated is a matter reserved, by law, exclusively to the commissioners and I have no function in it. However, I understand from the Land Commission that all deserving congests within 1½ miles of the estate were catered for from the portion of the estate which has already been allocated.