HC Deb 22 January 1897 vol 45 c289
MR. FIELD

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will introduce a Bill to fix a rate from which shall be available the expenditure necessary to insure the compulsory attendance of children at school in Ireland?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND

Yes, sir. The Government have prepared, and hope to introduce this Session, a Bill which will define the rate from which the expenses of School Attendance Committees appointed under the Irish Education Act, 1892, shall be defrayed.

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