asked the Minister for Fisheries whether he will state what progress has been made by the Land Commission in acquiring the following lands on the La Touche Estate, near Kilcullen, County Kildare, consisting of eighty-three acres in the townland of Rochestown; two hundred and sixty-two acres in the townland of Harristown; ninety-four acres in the townland of Dunstown; three hundred and forty-two acres in the townland of Carnalway, and two hundred and forty-three acres in the townland of Brannoxtown (total, 1,024 acres), for the relief of congestion; and whether he will expedite the acquisition and division of these lands.

The Land Commission are having inquiries made into the alleged congestion in this district, and when the inquiries are completed the question of acquiring lands for the relief of this congestion will be fully considered.