(Cork) asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state when will the new mail boat, the construction of which has been completed by the Fishery Schools at Baltimore, Co. Cork, start to function on the Baltimore and Cape Clear service.

The new motor boat provided by the Department of Lands and Fisheries for general transport purposes between Baltimore and Cape Clear Island has been utilised for conveyance of the mails since the introduction of the service on the 18th instant.