§ Mr. O'SHAUGHNESSYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that dissatisfaction exists among business people and others in the counties of Limerick and Kerry of the bad train arrangements that at present exist between Limerick and Tralee under which people who travel to Limerick in the morning from the western part of the county and from Kerry have to remain in the city all day, while a similar state of things exists in travelling to Tralee; and, having regard to the fact that at the time of the amalgamation of the old Waterford and Limerick Railway Company with the Great Southern and Western Railway Company a guarantee was given to the public that at least the railway service between Limerick and Tralee Would be as good as the old service, he will take steps to see that a proper train service between these places is established?
Mr. ROBERTSThe attention of the railway company was called to this matter, and I have now received a reply, of which I am sending the hon. Member a copy.
§ Mr. O'SHAUGHNESSYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, having regard to the fact that the Dublin train to Limerick conveying the English mails is sometimes late, and that the train from Limerick to Tralee which should convey some of these mails that are intended for people in towns between these places departs before the arrival of the Dublin train, he will take steps to see that in future there is no break in the mail service?
Mr. PEASEMy right hon. Friend has asked me to answer this question. The930W mail train from Dublin is due at Limerick at 10.50 a.m., and the train from Limerick to Tralee is timed to leave at 11 a.m. The railway company inform me that the latter train cannot be detained for more than five minutes without causing serious inconvenience on other parts of the line. Neither the Post Office nor the Board of Trade have any statutory control over the timing of trains to or from Limerick.