asked the Minister for Agriculture in respect of County Waterford: (i) the number and size of farms purchased by the Land Commission in 1977, 1978 and 1979; (ii) the holdings, size and name possessed for sub-division; (iii) the date of acquisition; (iv) the likely date of sub-division, and (v) the number of applicants in County Waterford for land.

The information requested at (i) to (iv) in the question is contained in a tabular statement, which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

As regards (v) surveys of congestion are made by the Land Commission only as necessary in connection with the division of particular estates. A register of applicants on a county basis is not kept.

Following is the statement:

County Waterford.