§ MR. SEXTONI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, with regard to an intimation given last year by the Congested Districts Board, whether that Board has yet resolved to provide any harbour or pier in North Kerry, or has carried into effect its intention to hold public inquiries in North Kerry for the purpose of taking evidence with reference to the several schemes for piers and harbours on that part of the Western Coast?
MR. J. MORLEYThe question of harbour or pier accommodation along the coast of Kerry has engaged the very careful attention of the Congested Districts Board; but no decision has yet been arrived at in the matter. The hon. Gentleman will readily understand that the matter is one which requires careful handling in view of the limited amount of funds at the Board's disposal and the many other demands on its resources. There appears to be some misapprehension regarding the latter part of the question, as I am informed both by the Congested Districts Board and the In- 1341 spectors of Fisheries that no such undertaking has been given so far as either of these Departments is concerned.