§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) if he is now in a position to state, by counties, approximately, the amount of tillage in Ireland now as compared with 1916?
§ Mr. FLAVINasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland why the lands held by Mr. O'Connell, clerk of the Listowel Rural District, situate near Listowel, are not exempt under Section 1 of the Exemption Orders as the lands are used for paddock purposes; whether Mr. O'Connell offered the Urban Council of Listowel 6 acres of his land for tillage purposes; and why Lord Listowel's 25-acre field, situate in the town, which has never been used for paddock purposes, has been 1517W exempt for tillage purposes although the local people applied for it for food production?
§ Mr. DUKEMr. O'Connell's claim for the exemption of his entire holding on the ground that it was used for accommodation paddocks was refused as the Department of Agriculture considered the area excessive for such a purpose. Portion of the holding, however, has been exempted for the grazing of milch cows whose milk is supplied to the Town of Listowel. The Department have not issued a certificate of exemption to Lord Listowel in regard to lands in his occupation.