§ COLONEL NOLANasked the Secrerary to the Treasury, If the Treasury has made any rule restricting the right of Unions in Ireland to obtain money from the Board of Works for the purpose of altering or improving workhouse buildings; and, if so, will the Treasury at least relax this rule in favour of those 785 Unions which, like Loughrea, have entered into contracts for buildings before the promulgation of such a rule?
§ MR. COURTNEY, in reply, said, that he was not able exactly to understand what his hon. and gallant Friend was driving at in this Question. There had been no change since 1876—indeed, he might say since 1866—as to the rights of Poor Law Unions to borrow money for improving workhouse buildings.
§ COLONEL NOLANgave Notice that he would ask, Whether it was true that the Guardians of Loughrea Union had been refused money to alter the workhouse so as to provide accommodotion for nuns whom it was proposed to receive as nurses in the workhouse?
§ MR. COURTNEYPerhaps the hon. and gallant Member would give me a written communication on the subject.