§ MR. SEXTONasked the Secretary to the Treasury, with regard to the project approved by the Treasury for the erection of the National Science and Art Museum in Dublin, Whether he is aware that the project in question was unanimously condemned, by men representing all sections of the community, at a meeting of the Municipal Council of Dublin, held on Monday last; that every public journal in Dublin, without distinction of political opinion, has joined in condemnation of the project; and that the Lord Mayor, by unanimous request of the Corporation, has convened a public meeting of citizens to consider and pronounce upon the scheme; and, whether the Treasury, before taking any further step in the matter, will be careful to inform themselves of the condition of Irish public opinion on the subject, and will have regard to the nature and weight of 1925 that opinion in deciding upon the course to be pursued?
§ MR. COURTNEYWhen the period of exhibition of the designs has expired, the Treasury will obtain the collected results of any expressions of opinion which may have been given in Dublin on the proposed new Museum. If the hon. Member's description of local sentiment be correct, it has undergone a complete revolution in less than two years; and it is open to the remark that we heard nothing of any change until after it was discovered that the designs of no Irish architect had obtained a place among the selected designs.