§ MR. FLAVIN (Kerry, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the number of congested electoral divisions in the Parliamentary Division of North Kerry; how many are inland, and how many on the sea coast; and whether he can state how much money has been spent by the Congested Districts Board on the inland congested divisions, and also how much money on the seaboard divisions for the development and improvement of the several fisheries for each of the years from 1897 to 1903 inclusive.
§ MR. WYNDHAMA list of the scheduled electoral divisions will be found in the Board's First Annual Report. The accounts of the Board do not show its expenditure by electoral divisions, but by counties. The Board has expended £22,077 on piers and roads in the county; £18,300 on agricultural schemes; and loans amounting to £13,978 have been made for fishery purposes. Detailed information in respect of all these matters is set forth in the yearly Reports of the Board.
§ MR. FLAVINIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that there are eleven congested divisions in North Kerry, and although numerous applications have been made to the Congested Districts Board on behalf of the fishing industries they have not spent a single penny there.
§ MR. WYNDHAMsaid the question was before the Board. He was not aware that money had been asked for for that purpose.
§ MR. FLAVINI can assure the right, hon. Gentleman that many applications, have been made.