HC Deb 01 April 1897 vol 48 c294
MR. T. M. HEALY

I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the undertaking to bring Irish savings in expenditure to a separate Irish account is confined to retrenchments in the Irish judicial system, or covers savings made in the entire Irish establishment; and, in the former event only, could he explain what is the ground of distinction between different classes of savings?

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

As I explained the other day, I referred to the salaries of Judges, which, in the event of the abolition of Judgeships, would permanently cease. I do not see how a temporary saving, which might be turned into an increase of expenditure by the next year's Estimates, or even by a Supplementary Estimate in the same year, could be treated in the same way.

MR. T. M. HEALY

Are no other savings except the savings on the Judges' salaries to be credited to the Irish account?

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

I should like to begin with that, and see what we can do.

MR. J. J. CLANCY (Dublin Co., N.)

Did not the words of the right hon. Gentleman apply to legal and judicial establishments in Ireland?

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

If we can find any other salaries I should be delighted to deal with them in the same way.