§ * MR. NANNETTI (Dublin, College Green)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the carriage and wagon building shop at Island Bridge and the machinery and other necessaries in connection with it are lying idle; whether carts and wagons are being imported; whether he intends to utilise this workshop any more; and whether he will state the amount expended on carts and wagons for the Army which were imported into Ireland for the years 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1903.
§ MR. BROMLEY DAVENPORTThere is no workshop at Island Bridge Barracks for the purpose of building vehicles; repairs only are carried out there as may be necessary, and the workshops will be utilised for that purpose as hitherto.
§ * MR. NANNETTIWill the hon. Gentleman give the Return asked for in the latter part of the Question?
§ MR. BROMLEY DAVENPORTNo, Sir; it would involve a great deal of trouble, and I do not think that the information when obtained would be of such value as to justify the labour entailed.
§ * MR. NANNETTIThe hon. Gentleman's predecessor gave me an exactly similar Return last year for other articles, and surely the same could be granted this year.