§ MR. MEEHAN (Queen's County, Leix)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what is the 149 amount of money standing to the credit of the Fines and Penalties Office, Dublin; does he propose any application of this money; will he favourably consider an application to allocate it to the county councils of Ireland in aid of the general rates, or to be applied in the maintenance of county and other court houses for which county councils are responsible.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The amount of stock standing to the credit of the Registrar of Petty Sessions Clerks' Department is £170,258. I am not at present prepared to make any statement as to the possible allocation of any part of this fund to other than its original purposes, but the matter is under consideration.