§ Mr. FLAVINasked the Chief Secretary whether an inquiry has been made into the case of Michael Dee, of Ballyline, Ballylongford, an evicted tenant on the Blacker Douglas estate; and, if so, what grant has been made to the applicant?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. Dee does not come within the class of evicted tenants referred to in the Evicted Tenants Act, but in any event the Estates Commissioners would not make him a grant.
§ Mr. FLAVINasked the Chief Secretary whether the Estates Commissioners have made inquiries into the cases of Patrick Hunt and P. O'Connor, evicted tenants on the Palmer estate, at Banemore, North Kerry, with a view to reinstatement and a free grant in these deserving cases to enable them to work the land and make a new start in life?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have inquired into these cases. Hunt's former holding is in the owner's hands, and the Commissioners have asked him to sell it to Hunt at a price estimated by them. Connor has been reinstated by the owner, and the Commissioners have informed the owner of the amount which they are prepared to advance under the Land Purchase Act to enable Connor to purchase the holding. If the owner agrees to sell at the Commissioners' estimated prices they will sanction suitable grants in each case.