§ Mr. SAMUEL YOUNGasked whether the Estates Commissioners have purchased the farm in Lislin, near Mullagh, county Cavan, containing twenty-seven acres, three roods, nineteen poles, which forms in itself a separate estate, lately held by D A. Mortimer, from which Bartle Lynch was evicted; and whether, if purchased, the Commissioners will reinstate the said Bartle Lynch?
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§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners are in negotiation for the lands referred to and, if they acquire them, they propose to reinstate Bartle Lynch, son of the former tenant.
§ Mr. BOLANDasked the Chief Secretary whether the Congested Districts Board or the Estates Commissioners have investigated the case of Charles O'Connell, Foildrinagh, a tenant on the D. C. O'Connell estate, near Mastergeehy; and whether he will be enabled to purchase his holding?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board have recently agreed to purchase the estate of D. C. O'Connell, county Kerry. The case of Charles O'Connell will be considered by the Board.
Mr. KELLYasked whether James Woods, of Argery, Ballindrait, county Donegal, is on the Estates Commissioners' list of applicants for reinstatement as evicted tenants; and, if so, whether they will be in a position to consider his case at an early date?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe reply to the first paragraph of the question is in the affirmative. The Estates Commissioners are not yet in a position to provide Woods with a holding.
§ Mr. DUFFYasked the Chief Secretary if the Congested Districts Board communicated with Mr. M. J. Cullinane, Oranmore, county Galway, in respect to the purchase of his farm, known as his Kiltulla farm; whether the Board is aware of the state of congestion to be found in the neighbourhood of Kiltulla; and whether, seeing that Mr. Cullinane is willing to part with his interest in the farm, he will explain why no practical steps have been taken to assist the congests by acquiring the farm?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board have not communicated with Mr. Cullinane regarding a sale of the farm referred to, nor do they propose to take any action in the matter.
§ Mr. DUFFYasked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that Mr. F. S. Taylor, of Castle Lambert, Athenry, offered for sale to the Estates Commissioners four years ago the farm known as Castle Lambert- farm; whether he is aware that negotiations fell through owing to a difference in price as between 58W what the Commissioners were prepared to give and Mr. Taylor was willing to accept; whether repeated applications have been made to the Commissioners by the small tenants adjoining this farm for an increase in the size of their holdings; and whether the Congested Districts Board will open negotiations with Mr. Taylor for the purchase of the farm?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe answer to the first two paragraphs of the question is in the affirmative. In June, 1910, the Congested Districts Board communicated with Mr. Taylor and were informed that he did not wish to open negotiations with them for the sale of the land referred to.