§ MR. T. D. SULLIVAN (Donegal, W.)On behalf of the hon. and learned Member for North Louth (Mr. T. M. HEALY), I beg to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland, with regard to the declaration as to the Roxborough (Limerick) Schools scheme, recently made by the Privy Council in Ireland that, having carefully considered the question, they decide that the scheme be remitted to the Commissioners with a declaration that they are unable to approve of the Rev. Mr. Gregg being entitled to any compensation or credit in respect thereof, and will so report in their recommendation to the Lord Lieutenant, will he explain why His Excellency has not confirmed the scheme as amended by Resolution of this House; whether several of the Judges at the Privy Council hold that Canon Gregg's tenancy was illegally created by the Commissioners of Education; and, do the Government intend to address any communication thereon to those Commissioners?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe Committee of the Privy Council recommended that the scheme in question be remitted to the Commissioners with a declaration that they are unable to approve of the Rev. Mr. Gregg as being entitled to any compensation or credit in respect thereof. The scheme was remitted accordingly by the Lord Lieutenant in Council and an amended scheme framed in harmony with this declaration was submitted by the Commissioners for the approval of the Lord Lieutenant in Council on May 12th. His Excellency is proceeding, and must proceed, under the provisions of the 24th and subsequent sections of the Educational Endowments (Ireland) Act, 1885, and the scheme cannot be finally approved by the Lord Lieutenant in Council until the requirements of the Act have been fulfilled. From the verbatim report of the proceedings of the Committee it does not appear that any of the Judges held that Canon Gregg's tenancy was illegally created by the Commissioners of Education, and the Government have no intention of addressing any communication on this subject to the Commissioners of Education.