§ MR. MURPHY (Kerry, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether any negotiations have taken place for the purchase of the estate of Mr. Morrogh, Bernard, county Kerry, by the Estates Commissioners; and, if so, how does the matter now stand; and what arrangements have been made for the reinstatement of the evicted tenants on the estate.
§ MR. WALTER LONGA memorial from the tenants proposing to purchase their holdings was received by the Commissioners, who communicated the same to the landlord, but the latter has expressed no desire to sell. Consequently, no opportunity for dealing with evicted tenants' applications has arisen.
§ MR. MURPHYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland how long the estate of Mr. Coltsmann, county Kerry, has been before the Estates Commissioners; how many visits have been made to the evicted tenants on the estate by inspectors of the Commissioners, and the dates of such visits; and what excuse can be given for the failure to assist Mr. Daniel Casey, who was reinstated by the landlord over eighteen months ago, and who is placed in a position of difficulty by the delay.
§ MR. WALTER LONGThe application for sale was received on the 19th September last. The information desired by the second part of the Question will be obtained and communicated to the hon. Member. A legal consideration is involved in the question of a grant to Daniel Casey, and the matter has not yet been decided.