§ Mr. WILLIAM REDMONDasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he could give any information as to the proposal made some years ago to connect certain remote districts in Ireland by a motor service with the railways; and whether the proposal was likely to be proceeded with?
§ Mr. CHERRYI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by Mr. Bryce to a question on the same subject asked by him on 19th March, 1906. I am informed that the position remains unchanged.
§ Mr. WILLIAM REDMONDWill the right hon. Gentleman direct the attention of the Irish Government to the urgency of this question, and see whether some progress cannot be made?
§ Mr. CHERRYI understand that two distinguished gentlemen arranged the project with regard to running a motor service in Ireland; I do not think the Government had anything to do with it.
§ Mr. WILLIAM REDMONDIs it not a fact that the right hon. Member for Dover (Mr. Wyndham), when Chief Secretary, took a great interest in this matter, and gave it encouragement?
§ Mr. CHERRYI think the Government would be anxious to give any encouragement they could if there was a prospect of anything being done, but as far as I can judge nothing has been done in the last three years. Of course, we have no power to compel either of these two gentlemen to start a scheme at once.