§ MR. DEASY (Mayo, W.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether the Reverend J. Quinn, P.P., Clare Island, county Mayo, has made an application for an increase of the loan sanctioned by the Board of Works for the building of school houses in his parish; if he has received a reply; and, if not, why; and, if, having regard to the great difficulty of procuring building material on the island, as well as to the fact that skilled labourers demand much higher wages for their labour on the island than on the main land, the Board of Works will make the required addition to the sum approved of?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. JACKSON) (Leeds, N.)(who replied) said, the Question related to a grant, and not to a loan. The Rev. Mr. Quinn applied on August 28. The I matter was inquired into, and he was answered on the 6th of September, and an increase of the grant has since been approved.