HC Deb 27 August 1895 vol 36 c886
MR. O'MALLEY

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, will he explain the cause of the delay in constructing a pier at Gortmore, near Cong, county of Galway, seeing that the Congested Districts Board have some five years ago voted a sum of money for such work, and that on two or three occasions tenders were invited for the erection of the proposed pier?

THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, Central

Tenders for this work were called for in 1893 and 1894, but were not considered satisfactory. The difficulty in obtaining a satisfactory tender may have been largely due to the remoteness of the locality, but, as there is a bridge now in course of construction in the vicinity, the Congested Districts Board hope to receive a more favourable offer for the erection of the pier and to carry on both works conjointly.