MR. T. M. HEALYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he would lay upon the Table the correspondence with the Lord Bishop of Limerick respecting the Roxborough Road Schools?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURIn addition to the correspondence there is a further correspondence between his Lordship and the Educational Commissioners, which has been followed within the last 452 few days by a letter from his Lordship to the Lord Lieutenant, which is now the subject of inquiry. In the circumstances I think it would be better to postpone the question whether the correspondence should be published as a Parliamentary paper until that letter is considered.
MR. T. M. HEALYAs the matter concerns an alleged breach of a Resolution of this House, will the right hon. Gentleman say that no action will be taken by the Lord Lieutenant in reference to the new scheme before the House has an opportunity of pronouncing upon it?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURNo, Sir; this House has in any case the power of considering the matter, and I cannot give the undertaking the hon. Gentleman asks for.
§ MR. W. JOHNSTON (Belfast, S.)I wish to ask the right hon. Gentleman whether the bishop mentioned in this question is not the Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick?