§ MR. O'SHAUGHNESSY (Limerick, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the tenants on the Goold Estate, near Athea, in the county of Limerick, are negotiating with their landlord to purchase their holdings; and whether, in view of the number of uneconomic holdings on it, the Estates Commissioners will at once take steps to negotiate with the landlord for the purchase of the untenanted land on the estate to enlarge these holdings before sale is completed and before the land may be otherwise disposed of.
§ MR. ATKINSONNo proceedings for the purchase of this estate have come before the Commissioners. They are not negotiating for its purchase, but will consider the question of the untenanted land if the estate should come before them.
§ MR. O'SHAUGHNESSYWill the Commissioners advance money for the purchase of the untenanted lands?
§ MR. SPEAKERNotice must be given of that Question.