Dublin Board of Agriculture—New Buildings.

HC Deb 14 March 1902 vol 105 cc52-3

MR. MOONEY

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether the plans for the proposed new buildings for the Board of Agriculture in Dublin will be prepared by competition; and, if not, will he state the name of the architect to whom it is proposed to entrust such plans.

MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN

I presume that the Question refers to the new Royal College of Science. I do not propose to invite architects to submit plans in competition. The character of the buildings renders such a course almost impossible. No architect has yet been selected, but I hope to be able to announce the selection before the Bill leaves this House.

MR. MOONEY

Will it be an Irish architect?

MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN

I am desirous that the work should be entrusted to one.

MR. T. M. HEALY

A Unionist architect, I suppose!

A NATIONALIST MEMBER

Appoint another German.

MR. O'SHAUGHNESSY (Limerick, W.)

Let us have a Nationalist for once.