§ Mr. HUGH LAWasked the Chief Secretary whether the Congested Districts Board have received a memorial from the fishermen of Maghercarty asking for an improvement of the harbour at that place; and whether the Board can see its way to take any steps in the matter?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe memorial referred to has been received. The Congested Districts Board have directed inquiries to be made and an estimate of the cost of the proposed improvements prepared, when the matter will be further considered.
§ Mr. HUGH LAWasked the Chief Secretary whether the Congested Districts Board have received a memorial from the fishermen of Hornhead, Dunfanaghy, and Portnablagh asking for the improvement of the Portnablagh harbour; and whether the Board can see its way to take any steps in the matter?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe memorial referred to has been received, and will be submitted to the Congested Districts Board at their next meeting.
§ Sir THOMAS ESMONDEasked the Chief Secretary, if he is in a position to reply to the resolution of the Arklow Harbour Commissioners sent him recently?
§ Mr. BIRRELLIf the Arklow Harbour Commissioners will, in compliance with the provisions of the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909, address their application to the Treasury, and should the Treasury refer it to the Department of Agriculture in Ireland, the latter would be prepared to support it as a case in which they consider that further public money can be usefully expended; but such support must be subject to the views of the Department as to the urgency of other cases when compared with that of Arklow.
§ Sir THOMAS ESMONDEasked the Chief Secretary of Ireland if he will recommend Black water, county Wexford, to the consideration of the Development Commissioners with a view to providing the fishermen there with facilities for carrying on their business?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Department of Agriculture in Ireland are of opinion that the 2015W circumstances of this case are not of sufficient importance to justify them in bringing it specially before the Development Commissioners at the present time, especially in view of the applications of the Department which are already before the Commissioners.