§ MR. JOHNSTONI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, under the Government of Ireland Bill, it is proposed that the Legislature should meet in Belfast or Dublin; and if in Dublin, whether compulsory powers will be given to acquire the Bank of Ireland, or whether the Legislature will sit in Dublin Castle?
§ MR. W. E. GLADSTONEThe intention of the framers of the Bill, so far as they are entitled to express it in this matter, is—and certainly their expectation is—that the Legislature for Ireland shall meet and sit in Dublin; but with regard to the particular arrangements for its accommodation, we can offer no opinion before we get to the Second Reading of our Bill, and perhaps for some time after that.
§ MR. W. REDMOND (Clare, E.)May I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether in this regard he would consider the strong claim of the historical neighbourhood of Ireland known as Ballykilbeg?
§ MR. JOHNSTONWe will not have it there.