HC Deb 11 April 1892 vol 3 cc1123-4
MR. MAURICE HEALY

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by whom the costs of the Act passed last Session for the rebuilding of the Cork Court House was defrayed; whether he is aware that all the criminal business of the County and City of Cork is done in the building in question, and that, in addition to this, the Winter Assizes for the whole of Munster is frequently held there, and large numbers of criminal cases from all parts of Ireland have been, at the instance of the Irish Executive, tried there within the past ten years; whether the Government propose to contribute anything to the rebuilding of the Court House; and whether there is any distinction in principle between this case and that of the Green Street Court House, in which the Government offered to contribute a large sum towards the costs of rebuilding?

MR. JACKSON

The cost of the Act referred to is presumably to be paid by the Local Authorities. I know of no intention on the part of the Government to make any contribution towards rebuilding the Court House.

MR. MAURICE HEALY

The right hon. Gentleman has not answered the second and fourth paragraphs.

MR. JACKSON

I presume that there is a certain portion of criminal business done in the Court House, but I have no knowledge of the circumstances which led the Government to give in this case a contribution to the cost of the Green Street Court House in Dublin. I see nothing to distinguish Cork from the other counties of Ireland.

MR. MAURICE HEALY

I did not ask the right hon. Gentleman whether Cork should be differentiated from the other counties of Ireland. I asked him whether Cork was differentiated from Green Street?

MR. JACKSON

I have no knowledge of the circumstances.

MR. MAURICE HEALY

I will put it on the Paper.

MR. JACKSON

If the hon. Gentleman will allow me to answer, I will say that I have no knowledge of the circumstances which led the Government to promise a contribution in the case of Green Street in Dublin, and I know nothing which differentiates Cork from the rest of the counties of Ireland.

MR. MAURICE HEALY

I shall repeat the question, and I hope the right hon. Gentleman will then have the information.