§ MR. BARRIE (Londonderry, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction that exists in Ireland with reference to the recent order re fines inflicted under the Education (Ireland) Act, 1892; and whether he will consider the advisability of withdrawing this order, which is calculated to discourage the excellent work at present being done by school-attendance committees in Ireland.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The question involved in this matter is one of law, and as doubts have been raised as to the construction of the statutes my right hon. friend the Attorney-General for Ireland is instituting proceedings in the King's Bench Division, with the object of obtaining an authoritative decision.