§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELL (Kerry, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the labourers cottage inquiry finished in Killarney on 17th January, 1908, and the inspector's Report was due on 17th February, but that the same has not been received yet, which means that the cottages cannot be built this year, as, when the Report comes down, there is a month for appeal, and between the arbitration and the three weeks notice of sitting that would take till 1st September, and a contractor cannot be got to do the work in the winter; and whether steps will be taken to have the inspector's Report sent on at once.
§ MR. BIRRELLCopies of the inspector's order were despatched by the Local Government Board to the district council on 7th May. There was no avoidable delay in the matter. The scheme was a large one, embracing 370 cottages and plots and fifty-six additional allotments.