§ MR. TULLYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state on what terms the Prisons Board would be prepared to hand over the disused prison at Carrick-on-Shannon to the Leitrim Agricultural and Technical Committee for the purpose of carrying out a remunerative local industry in the district.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe Prisons Board, subject to the consent of the Treasury, is prepared to hand over this prison to the County Council, provided that the Council supplies suitable accommodation for prisoners awaiting trial. The Board is already in communication with the county authority in the matter.