§ MR. FLYNN (Cork Co., N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can say what is the cause of the delay in the sale of the Creagh Estate at Lyre Banteer, County Cork; is he aware that the first steps towards purchase were taken in 1898, and that the tenants have since made repeated applications for purchase; can he state who are the mortgagees of the estate; and whether steps will be taken to facilitate the sale through the Land Judges' Court.
(Answer.) This appears to be the same property to which the hon. Member referred in a Question addressed by him on the 23rd March, 1900. As stated in reply to that Question, no petition has ever been presented to the Land Judges Court for the sale of the lands at Lyre. No order for sale has been made by any Court, and certainly none has been made by the Land Judge affecting these lands.—(Irish Office.)