§ MR. MAGUIRE (Clare, W.)On behalf of the hon. Member for the St. Patrick's Division of Dublin, I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the Government took 638 any action when an opinion re the Education Act was communicated from the Dublin Corporation, and what was the date of that correspondence; and whether, in the event of the Commissioners of National Education appointing School Committees, how will the funds be obtained to pay expenses?
§ MR. BRYCE (for Mr. J. MORLEY)The Dublin Corporation having in October drawn the attention of the Commissioners of National Education to the point referred to, the Commissioners referred the question to their law adviser, and subsequently, on November 14, communicated with the Irish Government, who at once took such steps as they were advised were necessary. As regards the second paragraph, the whole question relating to the expenses of carrying the Act into operation is at the present moment occupying the most serious attention of the Government.