§ CAPTAIN DONELAN (Cork, E.)On behalf of the honourable Member for Mil Cork I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board if any steps will be taken to provide suitable dwell- 265 ings for the working classes at Compass Hill and Paradise Court, Ilfracombe; whether the water supply for the village of Hele is and has been complained of as being very defective; and what steps will be taken to remedy the alleged menace to public health?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. T. W. RUSSELL,) Tyrone, S.I am informed by the district council that negotiations are proceeding to enable them to acquire property on Compass Hill with a view to widening and improving the roadway, and that a portion of the frontage has been secured for the purpose. They state that there is no demand for working class dwellings at Compass Hill, and that Paradise Court no longer exists. With regard to the water supply at Hele, the medical officer of health, on the 4th of this month, reported that, notwithstanding the long drought, there is a plentiful supply of water for domestic use within reasonable distance of all the cottages at Hele.