Dáil Éireann - Volume 34 - 26 March, 1930

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Bent Planting in Donegal.

Mr. Blaney asked the Minister for Lands and Fisheries whether he can state if it is the intention of the Irish Land Commission to carry out a scheme of bent planting this year in Doaghmore, Co. Donegal (Leitrim Estate).

Mr. Roddy: Owing to the difficulty at present of obtaining plants the Land Commission are not in a position at the moment to undertake bent planting at Doaghmore. The sandy area at Doaghmore has been fenced off and a caretaker appointed to prevent trespass and destruction of the existing bent.

Mr. Blaney: Is the Parliamentary Secretary aware that the bent plant has been offered free by a tenant convenient to the estate?

Mr. Roddy: No. We have endeavoured to secure bent for the purposes of planting, but we have failed to secure any plant that would be of use to us.