§ MR. HARRISON (Tipperary, Mid)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether a proposal to purchase additional land at Knockboy, County Galway, for the purpose of planting trees, which has been brought under his attention, has resulted in the acquisition by the Congested Districts Board of any further land for re-afforestation; if so, what further area is at the disposal of the Board, and at what pace are the planting operations being carried out?
§ *MR. JACKSONThe Committee of the Congested Districts Board has been appointed to examine into and report upon the forestry operations at Knockboy. The question of purchasing additional land will not be taken into consideration until the Report of the Committee has been received.