§ Mr. LYNCHasked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that the town of 920W Kilrush, West Clare, is unprovided with any public grounds which may be used for the purpose of sports, fairs, or recreation, that in order to remedy this state of affairs the urban council desired to acquire a suitable field of fifty-six acres of the Vandeleur estate and applied for a loan of £929 for the purpose and that the Local Government Board refused to sanction the loan on the ground that Kilrush was not provided with a proper water supply; and whether the Local Government Board will reconsider their decision in view of the fact that the rates in Kilrush are already 9s. in the £, and that the profits arising from the use of the field for various kinds of sport would not only be of immediate benefit to the town but would render it easier subsequently to promote an extensive scheme of water supply?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to his questions on this subject on the 25th March last. The question of the provision of the recreation ground was also dealt with at the Inquiry referred to, and the inspector reported that sufficient evidence as to the necessity or desirability of this proposal was not adduced. In these circumstances, and also having regard to the urgent necessity of providing a water supply in the town, the Local Government Board informed the council that they must defer the consideration of the question of this loan, as well as that of the housing loan, until the water supply had received due attention by the council.