HC Deb 11 May 1900 vol 82 cc1378-9
MR. PATRICK O'BRIEN

I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, seeing that he has promised the representative of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation that he will pay them a certain defined portion of the arrears of fee grant due to them from 1892 to 1895, whether he can state what steps have been taken to secure that immediate payment of same he made to the teachers concerned.

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir M. HICKS BEACH, Bristol W.)

There are not at present any funds available for these payments. My promise was to the effect that a Supplementary Estimate should be presented to the House soon after Easter, and this has been done.

MR. PATRICK O'BRIEN

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland when the arrears of school grant, 1892 to 1895, due to Irish national teachers, will lie paid.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. G. W. BALFOUR, Leeds, Central)

A Supplementary Estimate for these payments has already been laid on the Table of the House, but the payments cannot be made until the Vote has been taken.

MR. PATRICK O'BRIEN

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland when will the result foes and customs and excise grant, due to teachers in Ireland for the year ending 31st March, 1900, be paid.

MR. G. W. BALFOUR

In the case of nearly all the schools examined for results fees during the financial year ended 31st March, 1900, the results fees and customs and excise grant have already been paid. There is a small residue of schools that were examined during the last financial year in which the payments have not been quite completed, but every effort is being made to expedite the payments in these cases.