§ MR. FLYNN (Cork, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners have been made aware that on the estate of Lady Castle-town, Doneraile, County Cork, there are now approximately over 500 acres of untenanted land, all in grass; and whether, with a view to the acquisition of suitable holdings for the evicted tenants of the surrounding districts and of allotments for industrious labourers of the locality, the Commissioners will take action under the Land Purchase Acts at an early date.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have recently been informed by the hon. Member that certain lands on the estate of Lady Castletown are available for the purposes mentioned in the Question. The Commissioners are accordingly making inquiries in the matter with a view to acquiring the lands if possible.