§ MR. JOYCE (Limerick)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Poor Law Association of Ireland are satisfied that the amount of one farthing in the pound annually on the valuation of Ireland from the rates, with the officers' contributions would be sufficient for the purposes of the Poor Law Superannuation (Ireland) Bill; and, if so, whether he will grant facilities for the passing of the Bill into law in the present Session of Parliament.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe Bill of this year differs in no material respect from the Bill of last year. The Actuary, whose Report upon the Bill of 1901 was presented to Parliament, considers that, even on the very favourable assumptions on which he based his Report, a rate of one farthing in the pound on the valuations of unions would be wholly inadequate to meet the liabilities of the fund proposed to be set up in the Bill. The question of facilities for discussing the measure during the present session should be addressed to the Prime Minister.