§ MR. FETHERSTONHAUGHTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, is he aware that the Estimates presented to Parliament provide a sum of £2,000,000 and upwards for public education in Scotland and only £1,400,000 for Ireland, though the number of children to be educated in Ireland is practically equal to the number in Scotland; and will he say what is the reason for the difference, and take steps to bring the grant to Ireland up to that for Scotland.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) I am afraid that I cannot, within the limits of an Answer, discuss the question which the hon. and learned Member raises. I have repeatedly stated that the Irish Government are doing everything in their power to obtain adequate recognition of the claims of Ireland in respect of education.