§ 2. "That a sum, not exceeding.£24,597, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1897, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of Public Works in Ireland,"—
MR. T. M. HEALYcalled attention to the fact that 615,000 had been expended on the new library in Dublin which had been completed since January last and yet it could not be opened because the Government would not provide the necessary sanitary accommodation. The consequence was that the junior bar was condemned to the mephitic atmosphere of the old library. He hoped the Board of Works was not wholly, though they were, he believed, partly in fault. The Board of Works in Dublin would never put anything into writing, and he hoped the right hon. Gentleman would see his way to get them to do something on this question of sanitary accommodation, and to get something from them in writing on the subject.
§ MR. HANBURYsaid that so far as his recollection went the sole fund available was the £15,000. It so happened that there had been a larger amount of money spent in respect of 1135 certain details in connection with the library than had been anticipated. But he was glad to inform the hon. Gentleman that the Board of Works had arranged that the sanitary works should be undertaken at once. Of the £15,000 a sum of £600 had been set aside for a new Land Commission Court, but as there was now no new Land Commission Court to be provided there would be ample money to carry out the whole of the original programme.
§ Resolution agreed to.