7. O'DONNELLasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the Estates Commissioners, after inspection by one of their officers, told Mr. Daniel Courtney, of Clahananode, Castlegregory, on the Ventry estate, that they regarded his case as one that should be dealt with by them; will he say what steps have the Commissioners since taken to carry out their promise; and what is the cause of the delay in dealing with this case?
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY for IRELAND (Mr. Birrell)The Estates Commissioners, on further consideration, decided that this was not a case in which they should take any action, and from this decision they are not prepared to-depart.
§ 18. Mr. REDDYasked what is the cause of the delay in the issuing of vesting orders on the estate of W. B. Lauder, at Clanfaulough, and Glebe Clonmacnoise, King's. County; and whether the money will be advanced this year?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe holdings on this estate will be vested in the tenant purchasers as soon as the question of the allotment of the turbary on the estate has, been settled.
§ 25. Mr. O'DONNELLasked what steps, if any, have been taken by the Congested Districts Board to improve the slip at Bulbawn, Ballyfenither, county Kerry; whether, seeing the number of fishermen employed, and the necessity for improving the landing place in the interest of the safety of the fishermen, steps will be taken to have this work attended to as soon as possible?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board have referred the question of the improvement of this slip to their engineer for inquiry when next in the district, and they await his report in the matter.
§ 26. Mr. DUFFYasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he is aware that Michael Keane, Grange, Turloughmore, county Galway, with his family, were evicted in the year 1896 by his landlord, Vesey FitzGerald, out of his holding situated at Grange, Turloughmore; is he aware that Keane's son forwarded to the Estates Commissioners an application for reinstatement or an equivalent holding some time ago; and, seeing that a mere technical difficulty stands in the way of Keane's application, that is, the fact of not having applied before a certain date, whether provision will be made to deal with such cases in the coming Land Bill?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThis application does not come within the provisions of the Evicted Tenants Act, 1907, not having been lodged within the period mentioned therein. It will be considered when the estate is being dealt with under the Land Purchase Acts, but the Estates Commissioners have no power to interfere with the present occupier.