asked the Minister for Agriculture the reason the Land Commission are not using their powers of compulsory division of commonages, under the 1939 Land Act, in cases where the vast majority of persons with a right to grazing on the commonage have signed for the division of a commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Division of Commonage.
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The Land Commission will use their compulsory powers under the Land Acts for the division of commonages in appropriate cases. A number of such cases — including two in County Kerry — are under consideration at the moment.