HC Deb 04 August 1896 vol 43 c1447
MR. J. P. FARRELL

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, under the Suspensory Bill dealing with the 9–80ths share of Ireland for relief of taxation, it will be possible to apply any of the money proposed to be paid into the, Irish Local Taxation Account this year; and, if not, when it will be possible to apply this sum to its intended purposes?

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

A Suspensory Bill does not appropriate money to specific objects, but places it to a suspense account, and the money cannot be released from the suspense account without a further Act of Parliament.