§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDY (Cavan, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state why Hugh M'Cahery's application for a cottage at the last labourers' inquiry in Enniskillen (No. 2) Rural District was refused; who is in possession of the lands on which the applicant desired to have the cottage built, and who was in possession at the date of the inquiry; were cottages granted to unmarried men; and, seeing that M'Cahery is a married man with a wife and family, will his case be further considered.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The cottage in question was disallowed by the Local Government Board inspector because the taking of the site selected would have interfered with the amenities of the grounds surrounding the residence of the occupier. The occupier of the lands proposed to be taken at the date of the inquiry was Emma Bracken. The Local Government Board cannot say who is now in possession. Cottages in other portions of the district have been proposed and allowed for unmarried men who have other persons depending on them. There is no power to review the inspector's decision in the matter.