HC Deb 28 April 1909 vol 4 cc459-60W
Mr. DUFFY

asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that dissatisfaction prevails in the district of Kilmeen, etc., Loughrea, owing to the length of time the estate of Captain T. G. Burke and others, Ballydoogan, Kilmeen, Loughrea, has remained in the hands of the Commissioners without being dealt with; will he explain how many acres of the untenanted land have been purchased; and when do the Commissioners intend to deal with the estate?

Mr. BIRRELL

The Estates Commissioners have not yet acquired this estate. Proceedings in respect of it are pending under the Irish Land Act, 1903, and it will be dealt with in its order of priority.

Mr. DUFFY

asked whether the claim of Mrs. John Donohue, New Town, Carra, as an evicted tenant on Sir Henry Burke's estate Ballinakill, Loughrea, will be considered in relation to her former holding, now in possession of James Shiel, when the Estates Commissioners are preparing a scheme to deal with the untenanted lands on the estate; whether any steps have been taken to reinstate this evicted tenant; and what is the cause of the delay?

Mr. BIRRELL

The Estates Commissioners have received an application from Mrs. Catherine Donohoe for reinstatement in a holding on Sir Henry Burke's estate, at one time occupied by her husband, and now in the occupation of another tenant. The Commissioners have decided after inquiry not to take any action on the application.

Mr. DUFFY

asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the estate of Mrs. Gowing and others, Dartfield, Kilrickle, Loughrea, has been purchased by the Estates Commissioners; can he state approximately the date when the Commissioners may be able to deal with this estate; is he aware that the district is a congested district; and, having regard to the urgent need of assisting the small tenants, will he urge on the Commissioners to deal with the estate immediately?

Mr. BIRRELL

The Estates Commissioners cannot identify this estate from the particulars given in the question as pending for sale under the Irish Land Act, 1903.