HC Deb 08 February 1897 vol 45 c1545
DR. ROBERT AMBROSE (Mayo, W.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland how much, out of the sum allocated last year for the building of light railways in Ireland, has been spent up to the present?

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

No portion of the money referred to has yet been spent, but negotiations in connection with a variety of schemes are now in progress.