§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELLI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether Messrs. Holt and Oliver visited Barrow Strand, Fenit; whether they have sent in a Report; and whether the Department of Agriculture or the Land Commission, or both, will find the money necessary to protect the land of the district from being rendered useless.
MR. BRYCEI am informed that Mr. Holt, the scientific adviser of the Fisheries Branch of the Department of Agriculture, and Mr. Oliver, the Department's engineer, recently visited Barrow Strand, when their attention was directed to the fact that sand had drifted upon certain agricultural holdings and houses. The engineer is of opinion that the alteration of the course of a channel through the sand banks may have caused the drifting, and that if the channel were restored to its original course the accumulation of sand would cease. The cost of such an operation would be considerable and the Department have no funds applicable to the purpose. It would seem also that the Land Commission have neither the funds nor the legal power to undertake such a work.