§ MR. KENNYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If he can state the number of schemes for the erection of labourers' cottages, under "The Labourers' (Ireland) Act, 1883," already sanctioned by the Local Government Board, and the number of such, schemes at present in process of completion; if he will also state the number of labourers' cottages ordered to be erected by the Commissioners under "The Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881," and the number of orders complied with; and, if he can state whether proceedings have in any cases been taken against tenants disregarding the order of the 1178 Commissioners, and with what general result?
§ MR. TREVELYANIn the course of the debate on Wednesday I gave the latest information available as to the working of the Labourers' Act. I then stated that orders had actually been, made in 38Unions—namely, 34 non-compulsory orders, including 216 houses, and 35 compulsory orders, including 2,601 houses. There are, in addition, about 35 schemes in progress of completion. The Land Commissioners inform me that the number of labourers' cottages ordered by the Land Commission to be erected up to the 31st of March last is about 620. It would not be possible, without much longer Notice than I received of this Question, to give a complete or satisfactory answer to the third paragraph, as it would be necessary to communicate first with the Boards of Guardians throughout Ireland; but the Local Government Board inform me that such information as is immediately available in their Office shows that a considerable stimulus has been given to the enforcement of orders.