§ MR. FIELDTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he is aware that the County Dublin County Council, and a number of elected public bodies in Ireland, have passed resolutions protesting against the withdrawal of the £12,000 annual grant for the teaching of Irish, and also asking for the immediate reconstitution of the 216 National Board of Education upon a representative and elective basis; and whether he can state what the Irish Government proposes to do in regard to those matters.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) Resolutions to the effect mentioned have been received and will be duly considered. The Question as to the provision to be made for the teaching of Irish after 30th June, 1906, is engaging my careful attention, and communications on the subject are passing between the National Board, the Treasury, and myself. I am not in a position to make any statement as to any future reconstruction of the National Board.