§ Mr. O'MALLEYasked the Chief Secretary if he will state when the Congested Districts Board are likely to purchase the Berridge estate, Connemara, county Galway; whether the tenants on that estate who are anxious to purchase their holdings will have full opportunities for expressing their views during any negotiations that may take place in regard to purchase; and if he will state when the new rules and regulations of the Congested Districts Board will be published?
§ Mr. BIRRELL:The Congested Districts Board are not yet in a position to say when they will be prepared to negotiate for the purchase of the Berridge estate, but the tenants will have ample opportunities of expressing their views whenever negotiations may be entered into. The Regulations referred to in the last paragraph of the question are under the consideration of the Irish Government, and will be issued without any unnecessary delay.