§ MR. J. P. FARRELLI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, whether the promised inquiry by the Board of Works into the proposed increase in the Estimates for Plan VI.A for building of national schools in Ireland has yet been completed; and, if so, has it received the sanction of the Commissioners of National Education and the Treasury as promised on 27th June last in reply to a similar question; and, if not, what is the cause of the delay.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThe answer to the first paragraph is, yes. The revised scale has not yet been submitted to the Commissioners of Education, who have, however, put forward other proposals for the alteration of rule 73. These are under consideration by the various Departments concerned and the whole subject must be treated together.
§ MR. J. P. FARRELLMay I point out that this answer is almost on all fours with one given twelve months ago. Will the hon. Gentleman undertake to press on the Department the necessity of dealing finally with this matter?
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINI think the hon. Gentlemen is under a misapprehension. If he will refer to the previous answer he will see that quite different circumstances have arisen. A proposal has been brought forward for further alterations in the rules, and these we have had to consider carefully.
§ MR. J. P. FARRELLWill the right hon. Gentleman give me a copy of these proposals?
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINNo, Sir, I do not think I can promise to lay lay them at the present time.