§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Cavan, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, (l)if he has received a copy of a Resolution unanimously adopted at a large meeting, representative of all shades of religion and politics, held at Dowra, county Cavan, on the 10th instant, calling for the extension of the Cavan, Leitrim, and Roscommon Light Railway from Drum-sham be to Thornhill Crossing, on the Sligo and Northern Counties Railway, passing on its way through Dowra and through a district rich in mineral treasures, as is proved by English and Scotch experts who examined the place; (2) will the Government place this line amongst those possible of construction under their forthcoming Irish Railway Bill; and, (3) when may the latter be expected?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURAttention has been drawn to the Resolution in question, and the case of the suggested line of railway will be considered in connection with other similar proposals. As to the last paragraph, I must refer the hon. Member to my statement on Friday last.
§ MR. THOMAS B. CURRAN (Donegal, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, if he has received Resolutions passed by a large meeting held in Clonmany, County Donegal, on Tuesday 14th instant, calling on the Government to construct a railway between Buncrana and Carndonagh; and, whether provisions will be made in the Irish Light Railway Bill for the construction of such a line?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURRepresentations have been made in favour of the construction of the line referred to, and the matter will be considered in connection with other similar proposals.