§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state what 959 was the cost on the rates for the support of the poor in workhouses in Ireland for the half-year ended 30th June, 1905, and for the previous ten years: and will he state the average number of people in receipt of outdoor relief in Ireland during that period.
§ MR. WALTER LONGInformation on these points will be found in the published annual Reports of the Local Government Board. The figures are brought down in the Reports to September 30th, 1904; later figures are not yet available.