§ MR. GILHOOLYI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether fortifications are to be erected on Bere Island, 686 Bantry Bay; and, if so, when it is probable they will be commenced?
§ * THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN, Stirling, &c.)It is in contemplation to strengthen the fortifications in the South-West of Ireland, and it is possible that Bantry Bay may be included in the scheme of defence; but it would at present be premature to specify localities for the works.