§ MR. FLYNNI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Treasury have arranged to pay over to the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland the arrears due to Ireland in respect to the unpaid fee grant?
§ *MR. HANBURYAs I stated in reply to a Question put by the hon. Member for South Dublin on March 127th: "The Government recognise that an equitable claim exists for the payment to Ireland of a proportionate share of the Supplementary English Fee Grant for 1895–96, although no such share was allowed for in the original Estimates for 1895–96." This claim will be dealt with by a Supplementary Vote this year. As regards any claim for years previous to 1895–96, if the hon. Member will refer to the Debate on the subject on March 30th, he will see that I have already explained to the House that the grants for those years were definitely settled by the late Parliament in strict accordance with the Act, and it is impossible for the Government to re-open the account.