§ 82. Mr. BOLANDasked whether, in view of the representations made on behalf of Jeremiah D. Shea, Rossmore Island, near Tahilla, steps will be taken by the Congested Districts Board to make him an allotment of untenanted land?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board have no knowledge of any representations made on behalf of Jeremiah D. Shea. The untenanted land on the estate 1004 on which Rossmore Island is situated will be distributed by the Board in accordance with their usual procedure, and any application that may be made by Shea will be duly considered.
§ Mr. BOLANDDoes the right hon. Gentleman know that the Congested Districts Board received a memorial, influentially signed, on behalf of this man?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI do not know.
§ Mr. BOLANDWill the right hon. Gentleman make inquiries?
§ Mr. BIRRELLYes, but I do not know that it will make much difference.
§ 83. Mr. REDDYasked whether the Estates Commissioners have yet divided the Lissanerin farm, on the estate of the Earl of Rosse, of Roscamroe, King's County; if so, whether they have recognised the claim of J. J. Foley for part of these lands; and if so, will something be done to hasten the carrying through of this work, so that this man and his family may be put into a home where they shall have some comfort as soon as possible?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe reply to the first and second paragraphs of the question is in the negative. The purchase agreements for the sale of the holdings on this estate under the Irish Land Act, 1903, were not lodged until the 19th August, 1908, and having regard to its position on the principal register of direct sales (all cash) and the claims of other estates, several years will elapse before this estate will be reached.