HC Deb 10 February 1898 vol 53 cc227-8
CAPTAIN DONELAN

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in view of the fact that the difficulty of procuring seedpotatoes is by no means confined to the small farmers in Ireland, he will consider the desirability of extending the present limit of Poor-law Valuation from £15 to £30 or £50?

THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND

This point was considered by the Government, and on the whole it was decided to adhere to the £15 limit.