HC Deb 24 February 1887 vol 311 cc456-7
MR. M'CARTAN (Down, S.)

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, What is the number of Catholic orphans provided for under the Regulations of the Lords of the Admiralty; what educational establishments in Ireland and in England are authorized to receive such orphans; what annual allowance is given by the Admiralty to these establishments for the support and education of each orphan; what is the entire expenditure, and how much of it goes to establishments in Ireland; and, whether mothers of Catholic orphans, residing in Ireland, are obliged to send their children to England in order to get the benefit of this allowance; and, if so, whether the Lords of the Admiralty will sanction Catholic schools in Ireland for the education of the orphans of Catholic seamen who die in the Service?

MR. ASHMEAD - BARTLETT (A LORD of the ADMIRALTY) (Sheffield, Ecclesall)

(who replied) said: The number of Roman Catholic children at present provided for in orphanages at the expense of Greenwich Hospital is 32. The educational establishments selected for the reception of these children are:—For boys.—England: St. Andrew's School. Barnet; Ireland: St. Vincent's Orphanage, Glasnevin, Dublin; the Christian Brothers' School, Greenmount, Cork. For girls.—England: Orphanage of the Sisters of Mercy, Norwood; St. Teresa's Orphanage, Plymouth; Ireland: St. Clare's Orphanage, Harold's Cross, Dublin; Orphanages of the Sisters of Mercy at Cork and at Queenstown. Payment is made at an average rate of about £20 per annum for each child. The entire expenditure for the maintenance of orphans and children in necessitous circumstances is £5,700 per annum, and of this amount the sum of £630 is paid for Roman Catholic children. The amount paid to establishments in Ireland is £130. The mothers of Catholic children residing in Ireland are not obliged to send their children to England, arrangements being made to send them to the schools before-mentioned. It may be added that, in addition to the above, Catholic orphans are maintained in the Royal Hospital School at Greenwich.