§ 35. Mr. GINNELLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the £3,000 paid out of the Treasury in recent years towards the promotion of motor-boat fishing in Ireland has been spent on the fisheries off the Aran Isles, county Galway; and, if none, whether, in the interest of equal treatment and increased food supply, any public money is allocated to be. spent on the development of the Aran fisheries this season?
§ Mr. DUKEThe Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply to this question. Since July, 1913, sums amounting to £3,818 have been expended by the Congested Districts Board in respect of four 1500 motor boats at Kilronan, Aran Island, and the funds of the Board are available for fishing development this season.