HC Deb 27 February 1905 vol 141 c1333
MR. DUFFY

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will explain the cause of delay in commencing the repairs to Kinvarra Harbour; whether he is aware that the County Council of Galway agreed to vote £800 towards the expenses of this work on condition that a grant of £1,100 under the Marine Works Act be made by the Treasury, the balance required for the extension of the pier to be provided as follows: £200 by the Congested Districts Board, £200 by the County Council of Galway, £1,100 by the Department of Agriculture; and, if so, whether, with a view to relieving the distress prevailing on the west coast of Ireland and in the district of Kinvarra by providing employment for the poor working population and to carrying out a useful public work, he will at once direct, that the Board of Works will take the necessary steps to initiate these works.

MR. WYNDHAM

Plans of the proposed works were communicated to the county council by the Board of Works on December 22nd, with a request for an early reply. The council has not yet signified its approval of the plans.