§ MR. SLOANTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state what sum of money has been advanced towards the building of national schools in Belfast within the past ten years; the names of the parties to whom the money has been advanced; and the amount in each case, together with the names of the present managers of the several schools.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The total amount of loans made to non-vested schools in Belfast during the past ten years is £4,651, and the total amount of grants made to vested schools is £23,455 4s. 4d. I will forward to the hon. Member a statement giving the particulars asked for as to these loans and grants. They would run to a length exceeding the limits of an Answer.