§ MR. DILLONI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he can make a general statement as to the time when Irish Business will be taken, and also further information as regards the Charitable Loans Bill, the Tithe Rent-Charge Bill, and the Bill for the establishment of a Board of Agriculture in 718 Ireland, and the date upon which any of them will be introduced?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYOne of the Bills has already-been introduced.
§ MR. DILLONYes, but we do not know with regard to the Second Reading.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYI do not propose to take the Second Reading of any of these Bills before Whitsuntide. As regards Irish Supply, I do not intend to take it before Whitsuntide either, unless the honourable Gentleman and others sitting in that part of the House express the wish that it should be taken. I rather imagine that it would be more convenient to the Irish Members that it should be taken after Whitsuntide.
§ MR. DILLONCan the right honourable Gentleman give us some assurance that Irish business will be taken together at some part of the Session, or that these Bills will not be proceeded with at any stage before Whitsuntide? It would be inconvenient to Irish Members—it would be perfectly unfair to Irish Members—that they should not know when Irish business is to be taken.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYThe honourable Gentleman wilt see that I have already given him a negative answer with regard to the whole time between this and Whitsuntide.
§ MR. DILLONAs to the First Reading.
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYAs to the First Reading. If any Bill is introduced it will be, of course, under the Ten Minutes' Rule, and any long discussion would, under those circumstances, be impossible.