§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the measures contemplated by the Government for dealing with the problems of increased cost of living and shortage of food comprise any provision for completing the schemes for labourers' cottages and plots, duly approved but held in suspense, and for reinstating or providing with homes the evicted tenants and representatives of evicted tenants, hitherto denied relief on technical grounds not affecting the merits of their claims; and, both these classes being objects of relief and available sources of increased food production, whether immediate action will be taken with regard to them?
§ Mr. DUKEThe measures contemplated by the Government for dealing with the problems of increased cost of living and shortage of food do not comprise any special provision for completing schemes for erecting labourers' cottages, or for reinstating or providing with homes, evicted tenants or their representatives. New housing schemes cannot be taken up during the War.