§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELL (Kerry, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether his attention has been directed to the claims of Mr. Thomas O'Connor and Mr. William O'Neill in reference to lands on the Ballyseedy, County Kerry, estate; and will he say what action the Estates Commissoners, who are in possession of the facts, intend to take regarding the matter.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that they have inquired into the application of William O'Neill, who was evicted from a holding on the Blennerhassett estate, and that they consider him to be a suitable person to work a farm. The case has been referred to an inspector with a view to providing O'Neill with a holding. The Commissioners are unable to trace the receipt of any application from Thomas O'Connor.