§ Mr. W. REDMONDasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether any arrangements have been made, as recommended in the Irish Forestry Report, to enable the Department of Agriculture to arrest the cutting down of trees on estates purchased by the Estates Commissioners under the Land Purchase Acts?
The VICE-PRESIDENT Of the DEPARTMENT Of AGRICULTURE (IRELAND) (Mr. T. W. Russell)In accordance with the recommendations contained in the Report of the Departmental Committee on Irish Forestry, the Department have recently been placed in a position to arrange for the purchase from the Estates Commissioners of certain woods which would otherwise be cut down. I propose to explain the scheme to the Council of Agriculture on Wednesday next.
§ Mr. W. REDMONDMay I ask if the hon. Gentleman is able to state whether any money for this purpose has been placed at the disposal of the Department?
§ Mr. RUSSELLYes, Sir.
§ Mr. W. REDMONDWill the hon. Gentleman be good enough to draw the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to this Report?
§ Mr. RUSSELLThe Chancellor of the Exchequer is quite aware of the Report.