asked the Minister for Lands how many people have offered land to his Department for forestry purposes in County Sligo; the names of people who offered land; and where it is located.

The Forestry Division of my Department is dealing with 106 offers of land for afforestation purposes in Co. Sligo. The total area involved is 6,483 acres. At a recent date, the position in these cases was as follows:

In view of the large number of cases involved, it would be impracticable to furnish details of location. It has never been the practice to publish the names of landowners with whom the Forestry Division has land acquisition dealings.