§ MR. SHEEHAN (Cork County, Mid.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can explain what steps the Department of Agriculture proposes to take to extend its advantages to rural workers; will he state the nature of the schemes, if any, which the County Councils may formulate for fostering cottage industries and disseminating technical and agricultural knowledge amongst tenants of labourers' cottages and plots; and will he say in what directions the Department intends to assist the rural labouring population.
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. ATKINSON,) Londonderry, N.My right hon. friend, in replying to the hon. Member's previous Question of the 25th ultimo, indicated generally the lines on which the Department approves of the application of the schemes of County Councils to rural workers and rural conditions. To that reply† the Department has, at present, no further statement to add.