§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Longford, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether any, and if so how many, cases of the purchase of congested estates by the Estates Commissioners have yet taken place outside of Connaught or the congested districts by the Estates Commissioners; and, if no such case has yet occurred, whether he can state if the Commissioners intend to apply the section of the Land Act of 1903 dealing with congested estates in districts outside the area referred to.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) The Estates Commissioners have not as yet purchased any congested estates in any district. Of course it is their intention to put in force the provisions of the Act when occasion offers.