Captain CRAIGasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he can state the names of and the average attendance at the schools which have received building grants under the £40,000 a year arrangement or to which grants have been promised, as well as the localities in which such schools are situate, the religious denominations of their managers, and the distance in each case from the next nearest national school?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI am unable to give the particulars for which the hon. Member asks. I am informed by the Commis-1922W sioners of National Education that grants have been either made or promised to 393 schools. It would be necessary in order to give the required information to make a careful examination of each case, and this would withdraw the members of the Commissioners' staff who deal with such matters from their ordinary work at a time of great pressure, and would cause considerable inconvenience to the public.