Captain CRAIGasked the Chief Secretary whether he could state the cost, approximately, to the State of heating and cleansing the national schools in Ireland on the basis of one moiety being charged on Imperial funds and one moiety being found by the local managers?
§ Mr. BIRRELLAssuming that the work is limited to procuring fuel, whitewashing, and cleaning out of the out-offices, the estimated cost to the State on the basis defined in the question would be £21,000 a year.
Captain CRAIGMay I ask, knowing the right hon. Gentleman's sympathetic attitude towards this matter, whether he will make an earnest endeavour to get it carried out this year?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI assure the hon. Member there is nobody in this House more anxious than I am to bring this matter to a conclusion very much upon the basis of his question, but I cannot say more.