asked the Minister for Agriculture when the Gadd and Armstrong estates (details supplied) at Kilfree, County Sligo will be divided in view of the fact that they have been in the hands of the Land Commission for a long time.

The formulation of composite proposals for the division of the two properties referred to is well advanced and it is hoped that the lands will be allocated this year. I understand that this particular resale scheme is a complicated one as a considerable amount of local rearrangement is envisaged in connection with the disposal of the lands.