§ MR. BOLAND (Kerry, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what steps, if any, will be taken to construct a pier at Reenard, near Cahirciveen, in view of the frequent representations that have been made on the subject.
§ MR. BIRRELLI understand that the original scheme for improvements at Reenard included a proposed steam ferry from that place to Valentia, and it was understood that local assistance as regards the provision of the ferry might be expected. This expectation, however, has been disappointed, and the Irish Government are now considering the question of making improvements at Reenard to the exclusion of the ferry. The funds available under the Marine Works Act are now very limited, and the scheme in question is one of several which have to be considered in that connection.