HC Deb 22 February 1901 vol 89 cc859-60
MR. LUNDON (Limerick, E.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the authorities having charge of His Majesty's Treasury have as yet paid over to the authorities who control the Limerick Lunatic Asylum the sum of £1,596 6s. 7d., the same being residue of rate in-aid for maintenance of patients in said lunatic asylum from the 1st January, 1899 to 31st March, 1899; and whether he will make inquiry as to the nature of the communication of the medical superintendent of the Limerick Lunatic Asylum of the 1st instant; and whether the answer on the 6th instant of the Lords Justices in connection with the payment of the above-mentioned sum was such as to give satisfaction to the committee of management of the Limerick Lunatic Asylum.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. WYNDHAM,) Dover

An application on behalf of the committee of management of the Limerick Asylum was recently received from the resident medical superintendent on the subject of the grant in aid of the maintenance of pauper lunatics. To that communication a reply was sent by the Irish Government on the 6th instant, to which reply I have nothing to add. The committee of management at their meeting on the 13th instant passed a resolution expressing dissatisfaction with the reply of the Irish Government.

MR. LUNDON

Are not similar sums being paid in other places for these lunatics?

MR. WYNDHAM

I am not aware of that. I will investigate any cases the hon. Member may lay before me.

MR. WILLIAM REDMOND

Has the money due to the Clare Asylum been paid?

MR. WYNDHAM

I must ask for notice of that.