§ MR. BOLAND (Kerry, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state the number of applications that have been received since April, 1900, by the Congested Districts Board for the construction of piers, slips, and roads, and for loans in connection with the development of the fisheries and other industries in the congested districts of the Parliamentary Division of South Kerry, how many of these applications have been granted, how many have been held over for favourable consideration when grants are next allocated; and whether he will state the amount of money that has been expended by the Board in these districts during the past financial year.
§ MR. WYNDHAMEleven applications for works in South Kerry were received in the period stated; of these eight were postponed, one was rejected, and in two cases grants were made. The number of applications for loans in connection with fisheries and other industries was forty-six, of which forty-one were granted 1126 and five are pending. The amount issued on loans was £779 10s. 2d. In the case of expenditure on agricultural schemes, the accounts of the Board do not distinguish between such expenditure in local areas, and it is not practicable, therefore, to give the information desired at the end of the question.