§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELL (Kerry, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he has received a resolution passed at a public meeting in Keel, county Kerry, dealing with the failure of the potato crop in that district; whether he has made inquiries into the matter; and, if so, whether he proposes to take any and, if so, what steps.
§ (Answered by Mr. Bryce.) I have received a copy of the resolution referred to in the Question. The Reports which I have received indicate that there has been a partial failure of the potato crop in the Keel district. I would refer the honourable Member to my Answer to the Question put by the hon. Member for East Mayo on the 5th instant,†when I fully stated the intentions of the Government in respect of the partial failure of the potato crop in Kerry and other counties.
†See (4) Debates, clxvi, 941–3.