§ Mr. O'DOHERTYasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether the delay in proceeding with the work of extension of the pier at Buncrana, county Donegal, is due to the delay of that Department in furnishing certain plans to the Board of Trade as requested; and, if so, what action he proposes to take to expedite the matter?
§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELLNo avoidable delay has occurred. The Board of Trade have before them an application for conveyance of certain portions of the sea bed of which it is desirable that the Donegal County Council should be in possession in connection with the proposed enlargement of the pier at Buncrana. The quotations received by the Department for the supply of the materials that will be required in carrying out the works were such as to render it essential that alternative proposals for the expenditure of the available funds should be considered by the local authorities, with whom the Department are communicating.