§ MR. JAMES O'CONNORTo ask the secretary of State for War if he has received any communications from the Wicklow County Council pointing out the damage done to roads, culverts and bridges by the heavy military traffic passing to and from the Artillery camp in the glen of Imaal, and asking for compensation; and if he can now state what action he intends taking in this matter.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The negotiations with the Wicklow County Council in regard to the by-laws for the Artillery range and the damage to the road leading thereto have, I regret to say, reached a deadlock owing to certain conditions demanded by the council. I am advised that these conditions are illegal. The otter made to the council is still open.