§ MR. FLYNN (Cork, K)I beg to ask the Attorney General for Ireland whether his attention has been directed to the reports from West Cork and several parts of Kerry County, stating that, owing to the continued bad weather, the potato blight has made its appearance in those districts; whether the Government have any information on the matter; and, in view of the serious nature of these reports as affecting a large number of poor people, whether he will cause inquiries to be made on the subject?
§ *THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. MADDEN,) Dublin UniversityThe reports before the Irish Government lead to the conclusion that the recent continuous wet weather has had the effect mentioned in the first paragraph of the question. The matter is receiving the careful attention of the Government, and all possible inquiries have been and will continue to be made.