§ MR. GEORGE CLARK (Belfast, N.)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether a sum of £3,000 is to be given for the relief of unemployment in Dublin; and whether, in view of the distress at present existing in Belfast, he is prepared to recommend that a similar amount should be given for the relief of unemployment in that city.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Answer to the first part of this Question is in the affirmative. A grant of £1,000 has already been made to Belfast, and when this sum has been expended, if the distress committee consider they have a case for a further grant, it is open to them to make representations to the Local Government Board on the subject.