§ MR. O'DOHERTY (Donegal N.)I beg to ask the Postmaster-General, what is the average annual amount for the last five years deposited in Ireland in the Post Office Savings Bank; and whether he will take into consideration the advisability of transferring the business of that branch of the department from London to Dublin, having regard to the number of Irish officials employed, the convenience to them of living in Dublin, and the public benefit which would accrue from such transfer.
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONThe average annual amount deposited in the Post Office Savings Bank in Ireland during the last five years was £2,287,341, the average annual amount withdrawn being £1,994,674. As I informed the hon. Member for South Kerry on the 8th instant,† it is more convenient and economical to keep the Savings Bank accounts at one central institution, and greater facilities are thereby afforded for making or withdrawing deposits at any office in the United Kingdom than would be possible if the Irish accounts were kept in Dublin.