§ MR. P. McDERMOTT (Kilkenny, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he is aware that the men working at the coal mines of Castlecomer, county Kilkenny, cannot now be employed full time on account of the accumulation of coal due to the want of railway accommodation for its removal; and, whether he will consider the desirability of having railway connection with Castlecomer established in the interests of the men employed at the collieries, and for the further development of the colliery industry there.
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURIn reply to this Question I can only repeat the statement made by me on the 11th May, namely, that the proposal referred in the second paragraph will be considered in connection with other similar proposals.