§ CAPTAIN DONELAN (Cork Co., E.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will suggest to the Board of Works the desirability of increasing the maximum now allowed for the carrying out of their plans in the building of school houses with a view to meeting the increased cost of labour and materials.
§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELL (Kerry, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will urge upon the Board of Works the necessity of increasing their contribution for the building of school houses, as owing to the increased cost of labour and materials it is impossible to get contractors to work the plans and specifications for the amount fixed by the Board.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham). The question of a revision of the scale on which grants are now made towards the 779 building of schools is at present the subject of correspondence between the Irish Government and the Treasury.