§ MR JOYCE (Limerick)I beg to ask the Attorney-General for Ireland whether he can say who is now the tenant of the Roxboro Road School, Limerick; how long is the present tenant in occupation; are these premises held under any trust, or does the tenant occupy any official or public position or office.
§ THE ATTORNEY - GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. CHERRY,) Liverpool, ExchangeI have referred the hon. Members' Question to the Commissioners of Education in Ireland, and am informed by the secretary to that body that the next meeting of the Standing Committee will be held on the 10th inst., after which a Report will be forwarded to me. I shall communicate the substance of the Report to the hon. Member as soon as I receive it.
§ MR. JOYCEI beg to ask Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland whether, during the progress of the recent general election, he wrote to the town clerk of Limerick to the effect that as soon as the elections were over he would take the case of the Roxboro Road School in hand; and, if so, what steps he has taken since
| County. | Not physically evicted by Sheriff, but created Future Tenants by—; | Physically evicted by sheriff. | Totals. |
| Land Law Act, 1881. | Land Law Act, 1887 Section 7. | Acceptance of court lease orargeement. | Other means. |
§ that time in fulfilment of that undertaking.
§ MR. CHERRYI have made full inquiries as to this matter, and find that the school referred to was originally built in 1837 at a cost of £1,672, of which sum the greater part was presented by the grand juries of the county and county of the city of Limerick. The school was discontinued in the year 1872, and the school buildings fell into dilapidation. Possession of these buildings was afterwards acquired by the incumbent of Trinity Church, Limerick, in consideration of a sum of £20 from a Mrs. Hall, who claimed ownership of same. Her title appears to have been doubtful, and ultimately the clergyman referred to agreed to pay an annual rent of £20 to the Commissioners of Education for same. The annual cost of repairs of the premises, however, exceeds this sum, so that the property is practically valueless; and the only endowment attached to the school consists of a sum of £63 1s. 6d. Consols and £64 3s. 7. cash. The cost of any legal proceedings by way of information or otherwise to settle a scheme for this school would most probably far exceed the total value of the property involved, and I have consequently decided not to institute any such proceedings.