§ Mr. BYRNEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the growing unrest of Irish railway employés; if he is aware that this dissatisfaction is being caused owing to the wages they receive; if he will say whether the Government have any powers over the railways that do not pay their employés a living wage; and if he will take the necessary steps to see that Irish railway employés receive the same wages as those paid by English railway companies?
Mr. HARCOURTThe Board of Trade have no compulsory powers in the matter of the wages paid by an Irish railway company to its employés.