§ Mr. SCANLANasked the Chief Secretary if he will state how many applications have been received by the Congested Districts Board for allotments of land from tenants of congested holdings in county Sligo; how many landlords in county Sligo have offered to sell to the Board; and what steps, if any, have been taken by the Board to carry out the provisions of the Irish Land Act, 1909, in this county?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board have received applications from ninety-four tenants in county Sligo regarding the purchase of their holdings or the acquisition of additional land. Twenty-four owners of estates in the county have offered to sell them to the Board, and the Board are about to communicate with these owners with a view to negotiations for purchase.