§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDE (Kerry, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if the Congested Districts Board have spent the money they undertook in May, 1894, to spend upon the improvement of the landing-place at Glassabeg, County Kerry; (1) whether any improvement has as yet been made to the landing-place at Brandon Creek, and whether the work promised in connection with the pier itself has been 164 carried out; (2) if the works on Blaskett Islands have been begun, and what is going to be done towards providing a landing-place on the mainland opposite; (3) when the works at the proposed new pier at Ballymore, Ventry Harbour, will be commenced; (4) and whether, in view of the distress prevailing in these localities, owing to the want of employment from which the labouring classes are suffering, he will use his influence with the Congested Districts Board to have those of these works remaining undone proceeded with immediately, so as to relieve the people pending the opening of the ordinary spring work?
MR. J. MORLEYThe works referred to in the first paragraph have been completed at an expenditure of £6 less than the cost estimated by the Congested Districts Board. The works mentioned in the second paragraph are practically completed with the exception of the removal of some rocks in the harbour, and this work cannot be done until the summer. The works at Blaskett Island will be carried out as soon as the islanders have given an undertaking to render certain assistance in the matter to the Engineer of the Congested Districts Board. The Board have postponed for the present the consideration of the proposed works at Ballymore, and on the mainland opposite Blaskett Islands.