asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture if he can state the names of the estates in County Galway which have been, or are about to be, acquired for distribution under the Land Act, 1923.

The Land Commission have agreed to purchase under the Land Act, 1923, over 2,700 acres of untenanted land in County Galway, and in addition they have provisionally gazetted 10,193 acres, and negotiations are proceeding in respect of other lands in that county. That is not the full answer to the Deputy's question; it would require a little more time to get fuller particulars.

Will the Minister say if the Pollock Estate, comprising 5,000 acres, is included in that?

The Pollock Estate is, but I am not quite clear whether it is included in the 2,700 acres or the 10,193 acres. I will find out that and let the Deputy know.