§ Mr. JAMES O'KELLYasked the Chief Secretary whether any offer has been made by the Congested Districts Board to purchase the Blake and French estates at Cloonshanville; and, if so, whether the negotiations are proceeding?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board made an offer for the purchase of this property, which was not accepted, and negotiations are not now proceeding.
§ Mr. DUFFYasked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that the sale of the Clancarty estate, situate at Granagh, Aille, Dalyston, near Loughrea, to the tenants has been registered for the past six years; is he aware that general dissatisfaction prevails among the tenants on account of the extraordinary delay in carrying out the sale of this estate; and will he state, approximately, when the Estates Commissioners expect to be in a position to deal with this estate?
§ Mr. BIRRELLProceedings for the sale to the Estates Commissioners of the Clancarty estate, situate near the town of Loughrea, were instituted by lodgment of an originating request by the owner in June, 1908. The estate is being dealt with in order of priority in accordance with the 45W Regulations made under Section 23 (8) of the Irish Land Act, 1903, and Section 4 of the Irish Land Act, 1909, and the Commissioners have recently made an offer for the purchase of the estate, which has not yet been accepted.