§ 38. Mr. BYRNEasked the President of the Board of Trade if any agreement has been arrived at with reference to the engineers' dispute on the Irish railways; and whether an arbitrator has been appointed to deal with the dispute of the engineers employed by the Dublin Port and Docks Board?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANAt a recent conference between representatives of the Irish Railway Executive and the Amalgamated Society of Engineers a proposal was made and is being submitted to the men. The Department understand' that the Dublin and Limerick members of the society voted for acceptance and a return to work and members at Dundalk against acceptance. With regard to the latter part of the hon. Member's question, an arbitrator was appointed on the 18th instant to determine the dispute involving engineers employed by the Dublin Port and Docks Board.