§ MR. LONSDALEI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in the event of the Irish Council Bill not becoming law, he will take steps to secure that the whole or some part of the proposed additional grant of £650,000 shall be available for development purposes, and particularly to facilitate land purchase and to avoid further inroads upon the Guarantee Fund.
§ MR. CHERRYThe financial provisions of the Irish Council Bill were framed in connection with the Bill itself, and cannot be considered apart from it.
§ MR. LONSDALEIs it not necessary to do something towards relieving the congested condition of Ireland? Cannot a portion of this money be applied to that purpose?
§ MR. CHERRYsaid he thought it was desirable that they should get as much 500 money for Ireland as they could in every possible way.