§ MR. O'MARATo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state the number of Government pensioners in Irish insane institutions at the date of the last available Returns, and the total annual cost of such persons.
§ (Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The inspectors of lunatic asylums inform me that, as nearly as can be ascertained, the total number of Government pensioners in public lunatic asylums in Ireland is 126, and the total annual cost of the maintenance of such persons is £3,329. It may be pointed out that the cost of maintenance 985 in these cases is defrayed partly out of the pensions or private resources of the lunatics, partly out of Imperial funds, and partly out of local rates.