§ MR. BOLAND (Kerry, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will grant the Return relative to Training Colleges (Ireland) standing on today's Paper.†
§ Mr. WYNDHAMYes, Sir.
§ MR. BOLANDI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the interest and sinking fund on the building loans made by the Government to the three Training Colleges in Dublin, are paid for those colleges by an annual vote by Parliament; that similar loans for similar purposes have been made to the training colleges at Waterford, Limerick, and Belfast, but that in these cases interest and sinking fund have to be provided out of the revenue; and, seeing that the same public work under the same public authority is being carried on by these training colleges, will he take steps to remove this inequality.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe facts are correctly stated in the Question. The payment has been made since 1890 in accordance with an agreement of that date between the Irish Government and the Treasury, with the object of putting the three private Training Colleges then existing on the same footing as the
† See Return ordered on the 25th June.1519 Marlboro' Street College managed by the National Board. The colleges at Belfast, Waterford, and Limerick have been established since the date of that arrangement, and it does not apply to them.