asked the Minister for Lands if he will state when the division of the estate of Colonel Hervey, Flood Hall, County Kilkenny, will be made; and if he will take steps to ensure that the local people who have applied for this land will receive preference in the allocation of parcels of the estate.

The Land Commission are not at present in a position to state when the Hervey estate, Flood Hall, will be allotted. A resale scheme for the division of the estate is in course of preparation and the applications of local people for parcels of land will receive due consideration.