§ MR. FLYNN (Cork, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what was the average number of inmates in the workhouses of Ireland for the year ending 8th March, 1894, and the total number of deaths in these institutions within the same period?
MR. J. MORLEYIt is not possible to give the particulars required for the year ended Thursday, March 8 last, as the official Returns are only made up at the end of each week. During the year ended Saturday, March 10 last, the estimated average daily number of indoor paupers was 40,929. The total number of cases relieved in the Irish workhouses during the year ended March 10, 1894, was 328,313, and the actual number of deaths during the year was 9,807. It must be borne in mind that the number of cases relieved does not represent the actual number of individuals admitted, as the same persons may be re-admitted many times in the course of the year.