HC Deb 19 April 1904 vol 133 cc532-3
MR. HAYDEN (Roscommon, S.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can give the names of the persons who act respectively as deputies for the presidents of Queen's College, Cork and Belfast; how many times during the past year each individual has so acted; who appoints such deputy; what salary they receive, if any; from what fund such salary, if any, is paid; is any regular record of such appointment kept; if he can state the names of the †After the 12th of May, 1905, this limit will be twenty. persons who have filled the post in each case; and what part of the session does the president of each college spend in residence.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. WYSDHAM,) Dover

The College statutes require the president, on occasions of absence, to appoint a deputy from among the professors. The president of Belfast College was not absent last year. In the cases of Cork and Galway the statutory requirement has been strictly observed when the occasion arose, but no record has been kept of the appointment of deputies. No salary is attached to the position of deputy.

MR. JOHN REDMOND (Waterford)

Will the right hon. Gentleman take into consideration the absurdity of the position that the president of the Queen's College, Cork is permanently living out of the country.

MR. MOONEY (Dublin County, S.)

Did not this gentleman recently give a pledge on the strength of which he was elected member of a certain committee?

MR. SPEAKER

Order, order!