§ MR. CLANCY (Dublin Co., N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether lie is aware that applications for four labourers' cottages from the Garristown (County Dublin) district of the Dunshaughlin Union were forwarded to the Dunshaughlin Board of Guardians eight years ago, and that no action has ever since been taken upon those applications by that body; that two of those applications were renewed four years ago with the like result; and that two other similar applications from the same district were forwarded to the Dunshaughlin Board four years ago with the like result; and, if so, whether the Local Government Board will avail themselves of the provisions of "The Labourers' (Ireland) Act," by itself taking the necessary steps to carry out the law on a request 312 being made to it to that effect by the labourers interested, or by any person authorised to act in the matter on their behalf?
MR. J. MORLEYThe Local Government Board have no information as to the particular applications referred to in the question, but point out that at the meeting of the Guardians, held in April last, it was decided to make improvement schemes for the erection of 72 cottages, of which nine are proposed to be built in the Garristown Division. It is right to add that 84 cottages, including seven in this Division, have already been authorised to be provided in the Union.