MR. FIELDI beg to ask the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture for Ireland whether he is in a position to announce the names of the members of the Committee which he stated had been appointed to consider the teaching of the Royal College of Science in Ireland, and the building which will be required; and whether he can state what the terms of reference to the said Committee will be.
§ THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR IRELAND (Mr. PLUNKETT,) Dublin717 Co. S. The names of the Committee appointed by the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland are Sir William Abney, K.C.B., Chairman, the Secretary of the Department and the Assistant Secretary for Technical Instruction, the Commissioner of Valuation for Ireland, and Mr. S. E. Spring-Rice, C.B. The reference is as follows—
To consider and report on the future position and functions of the Royal College of Science for Ireland with reference to technical instruction as related to industries and agriculture in that country; to report on the requirements of the college as regards staff and organisation; and to make recommendations as to the arrangement and nature of the new college buildings.