§ MR. SHEEHAN (Cork County, Mid)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that at the recent Local Government Board inquiry into a labourers' cottage scheme held in Macroom there was an application from Richard Fitzgerald for an additional half-acre on the farm of David Buckley, in the townland of Rylane, electoral division of Mountrivers; and, if so, will he state whether there was any objection advanced to this application; and, if so, on what grounds; what is the extent of the farm in question and how many cottages on it; and will he state the recommendation of the Local Government Board inspector in connection with this application.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThis inquiry only concluded on Monday last. The inspector's report on the scheme, which is a very extensive one, has not yet been received.
§ MR. SHEEHANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that at the Local Government Board inquiry into a labourers' cottage scheme for additional half-acres recently held in the Macroom Rural District, one of the councillors for the Candroma electoral division, Mr. Michael Lucey, appeared before the inspector on Monday, 22nd, and requested that his evidence in favour of the scheme should be heard, stating that he had received no official notification of the inquiry, and could not, owing to illness, attend on the first day of the proceedings; and, if so, will he explain on what grounds the inspector refused the evidence of Mr. Lucey at this inquiry.
§ MR. WYNDHAMMr. Lucey's application to be examined could not be acceded to on the 22nd February, for good and sufficient reasons, but he was examined on the 29th.