§ MR. LEA (Londonderry, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he can now state whether the unexpended sum of £40,000 given some years ago for intermediate education in Ireland will be applied for the promotion of Irish technical education?
§ MR. JACKSONAs I stated a few days ago, I am considering the advisability of applying a portion of the residue of the Customs and Excise grant now payable to the Intermediate Education Commissioners to the cause of technical instruction. To do this, however, legislation will be necessary, and it is desirable to have a full inquiry, which I am making.