To ask the Minister for Local Government whether any of the grant given for the relief of distress was apportioned to the Arran Islands; if so, how much, and how was same expended; also will he say what portion, if any, of the grant for unemployment has been allotted to the Arran Islands.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. - ALLOCATION OF RELIEF OF DISTRESS GRANT.
A sum of £1,000 was allocated from the Distress Fund to the Arran Islands. The scheme for the expenditure of this money would have been arranged in the ordinary course by the Galway Rural District Council but owing to the persistent refusal of the Islanders to pay their rates the Council have declined to accept any responsibility regarding them. An inspector has been sent to Arran to consult with the local Clergy as to the further steps to be taken in the matter. No allocation from the Unemployment Grant was made to the Arran Islands.