§ Mr. DUFFYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the estate of the Earl of Westmeath, in the townland of Crannagh, Tynagh, county Galway, has been purchased by the Estates Commissioners; is he aware that a large number of uneconomic holdings are to be found in the district of Ballyglass, Tynagh; and can he say which of the Boards, the Estates Commissioners or the Congested Districts Board, will deal with the tenants on this particular section of the estate, and when?
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§ Mr. BIRRELLThe estate in question has not been purchased by the Estates Commissioners, but proceedings are pending for its sale to them. The property lies in a congested districts county, and the question whether its purchase is to be completed by the Commissioners or by the Congested Districts Board is at present under consideration.