§ MR. COGAN (Wicklow, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware of 1251 the fact that Arklow Harbour was constructed in opposition to the protest of the local authorities, by whom the Board of Works' plans were condemned; and whether, in view of the present condition of the harbour, and of the fact that the industries of the town are threatened with extinction, he will see that the necessary repairs are carried out by the Board of Works who are responsible for the construction of the harbour.
§ MR. WYNDHAMA committee of persons locally interested raised objections to the plans. Other persons in the locality supported the plans, which. I have already stated, were approved by two eminent harbour engineers whom the Government deputed to report upon the Board's scheme. The silting up of the harbour does not prove that the scheme was faulty. In reply to the concluding inquiry I have nothing to add to my former statements on the subject.