§ MR. REDMONDasked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether he is aware that eighteen families in the county of Limerick recently applied for admission to the workhouse, and were informed that there was not sufficient accommodation for them; and, whether, in view of the largely increasing number of evictions in Ireland occurring since the passage of the Land Act, he intends to take any steps to extend the provisions for relief of evicted families?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTERSir, in answer to the hon. Member's Question, I am informed that it is a fact that these families have been evicted, and that the Guardians of the district have provided relief for some of them, while others are to go into the workhouse, or have their cases considered by the Board. I am glad to see by a paragraph in The Daily Express that the tenants have arranged with their landlord, and are to be reinstated in their farms as caretakers.
§ MR. O'DONNELLsubsequently intimated that on Thursday he would ask, Whether the threatened evictions of 600 tenants and their families in County Donegal would be carried out with the co-operation of the Government; and, whether the Government were taking any steps to provide relief and shelter for the 3,000 women and children who would thereby be deprived of their homes and their means of livelihood?