§ MR. MURPHYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can say out of what funds the school buildings to be erected under the proposed new grant in Ireland are to be maintained, cleaned, and heated when they are in use.
§ MR. BIRRELLNational schoolhouses vested in the Commissioners of National Education are kept in repair by the Board of Public Works. When school premises are vested in trustees, it is the duty of such trustees to keep the house, furniture, etc., in repair. For the maintenance of non-vested schools the local persons interested in these schools are responsible. In all ordinary national schools, whether vested in the Commissioners, vested in trustees, or non-vested, the cost of cleaning and heating is provided from local sources.