§ MR. PATRICK O'BRIEN (Kilkenny)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can 1675 say when the Government will introduce a Bill dealing with Poor Law reform in Ireland, based on the Report of the recent Viceregal Commission; and in what way it is proposed to deal with the grievances of which Poor Law officers complain.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) I understand that the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress will probably report before the end of the present year, when the whole question of Poor Law reform in England and Ireland will have to be considered.