asked the Minister for Lands if he will state the number of acres of land divided and allotted by the Irish Land Commission (a) from 1924 to 1933; (b) from 1933 to 1940, in each of the following counties:— Donegal, Sligo, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth.

The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which will be circulated in the Official Report.

Statement is as follows:—

Number of acres of untenanted land divided by the Land Commission under the Land Acts, 1923-36 in each of the following counties (a) from 1st April, 1924, to 31st March, 1933, and (b) from 1st April, 1933, to 31st March, 1939.

The figures of division subsequent to the 31st March, 1939, have not yet been definitely ascertained.