HC Deb 21 May 1908 vol 189 cc512-3
MR. SHEEHAN (Cork County, Mid.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, if he can-state the nature of the 448 acres of untenanted land on the Colthurst estate at Ballyvourney; how much of this is woodland; what extent has been let for grazing purposes, and what area, if any, could be utilised for distribution amongst the labourers and small landholders in the district; will he state what is the extent of the plots in the village of Ballyvourney; are there any tenancies in these, and could they be made available for the purposes of The Labourers Act, 1906; and whether there is any untenanted land in the neighbourhood of the home farm at any time let to Jeremiah Hegarty as a grazing letting, and, if so, has this been acquired by the Estates Commissioners.

MR. BIRRELL

The Estates Commissioners are not at present in a position to add anything to the Answer which I gave to the hon. Member's Question on the 18th instant, but they will direct their inspector to inquire in due course into the matters of detail mentioned in the present Question.