§ MR. T. P. O'CONNOR (Liverpool, Scotland)(for Mr. MURPHY) (Dublin, St. Patrick's) asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether "Mansfield stone," brought from the middle of England, is being used for the cut stone dressings of the barrack works at Island Bridge, Dublin; whether the best descriptions of various kinds of stone suitable for such work can be had in Ireland, and even in the vicinity of Dublin; and, whether steps will be taken to provide that Irish stone, and, as far as practicable, other Irish materials shall be used for the extensive barrack works at Grangegorman, Dublin, which are now about to be erected?
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, WAR DEPARTMENT (Mr. BRODRICK) (Surrey, Guildford)(who replied) said: The quantity of stone used for dressings at the Island Bridge Barracks is insignificant; but it is the red Mansfield stone from England. The Secretary of State is advised that there is no stone in Ireland which can, from an architectural point of view, take its place. As far as practicable, the Grangegorman Barracks will be constructed of Irish stone and other building materials; but unless a stone of the same colour and quality as Mansfield stone can be obtained in Ireland the dressings must be obtained elsewhere.