§ MR. BOLAND (Kerry, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the evidence given before the Congested Districts Commission, on the 15th inst., to the effect that the herring fishery off the Kerry coast is being greatly developed; and whether, in view of the fact that there is no proper pier accommodation in Valentia Harbour where the railway terminates, he will take the necessary steps to secure the construction of a pier
†See (4) Debates, clv., 417 et seq.853 in order that this new fishery development may not be checked by the impossibility of landing the fish at the railway terminus.
§ MR. BIRRELLI understand that evidence as regards the possibility of developing the Irish fisheries was recently given before the Royal Commission on Congestion. The Irish Government have for some time past recognised the desirability of securing additional pier accommodation at Reenard, in Valentia Harbour, where the railway terminates, and have sought the co-operation of the Railway Company in the matter, but so far without success. The Government are now considering whether, having regard to the limited funds now available under the Marine Works Act, some improvements cannot be effected at Reenard under that Act.