§ MR. MOONEY (Dublin County, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury if he will arrange to invite Irish architects to submit plans in competition for the proposed new buildings contemplated by the Public Offices (Dublin) Bill.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. ELLIOT,) DurhamI do not propose to adopt the suggested method of selecting an architect for the proposed new buildings.
§ MR. MOONEYWill the hon. Gentleman undertake that the architect will be selected by the Board of Works, acting upon the advice of the Board of Agriculture.
§ MR. ELLIOTI can assure the hon. Member that any recommendations from the Irish Board of Agriculture and the Office of Works for Ireland will carry with them great weight.