§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether any restriction has been imposed by Parliament on the Irish Department of Agriculture against giving grants for building purposes; and, if not, whether he can state that grants for the erection or enlargement of technical schools will be made upon existing conditions, viz., that one-half of the cost shall be contributed out of local rates.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) No such restrictions have been imposed. In reply to the latter part of the Question, the Department has no funds available for making grants for the purposes mentioned.