HC Deb 28 March 1904 vol 132 c853
MR. FLYNN

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state whether the entire sum of £5,000, set aside for Trinity College from the Development Grant under the Land Act of 1903, has been placed in official hands for the account of the present financial year; if not, what portion has been so allocated; and whether, in the event of immediate owners holding under the college not taking advantage of the Act, will the amount revert to the benefit of the Irish Development Grant.

MR. WYNDHAM

No, Sir; the money has not yet been lodged to the account of the public trustee. Section 39 (3) of the Act provides that the unexpended balances of the yearly grant of £5,000 shall be invested by the public trustee and be available in subsequent years for the purposes indicated by the section, but for no others.

MR. FLYNN

If there are no sales will the money be returned?

MR. WYNDHAM

The money is only available for certain purposes, but if those purposes do not arise then some other step will have to be taken.

CAPTAIN DONELAN

Has there been any sale of Trinity College property up to the present?

MR. WYNDHAM

I have no knowledge.