HC Deb 09 July 1900 vol 85 cc966-7
MR. FLAVIN

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he can state the amount of money which has been spent by the Congested Districts Board in the county of Kerry for each of the years 1897, 1898, and 1899, and also say in what particular districts of Kerry during the years mentioned the money was spent, giving the amount so spent for each district or place in the county.

MR. G. W. BALFOUR

The Congested Districts Board have no record showing the total sum expended in each of the congested districts. The preparation of such a Return would entail a considerable amount of trouble, and would not, in my opinion, serve any useful purpose. The annual reports presented to Parliament give a great deal of information as to the several localities where the Board's operations have been carried on during the period referred to.

MR. FLAVIN

Cannot the right hon. Gentleman give the gross amount for each of the years named?

MR. G. W. BALFOUR

I sec no object to be served by doing so.