andMr. Ormondeasked the Minister for Lands whether he is aware that the Doyle estate, Kinsalebeg, County Waterford, consisting of 135 acres, has been offered for letting by the Land Commission and that only 15 acres are made available for tillage; and, if so, if he has satisfied himself that this amount is adequate having regard to the urgent need for increased tillage, and, further, whether as a matter of Government policy, a larger proportion of lands so let by the Land Commission will be made available for tillage.

Some time ago I arranged that the Land Commission would let in conacre tillage as much as possible of the lands in their possession which could not be allotted this spring. On the estate in question over one-third of the arable land was offered for tillage lettings at a recent auction. Owing to absence of demand only nine acres were so let.