§ Mr. FIELDasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that the Trinity College authorities do not publish any accounts; and whether, in view of the fact that the institution is a public trust, the funds having been provided by the State, he will consider the advisability of taking measures to provide for the production of accounts respecting the management of Trinity College?
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§ Mr. BIRRELLI have no power to call on the authorities of the college to publish their accounts. The hon. Member will find a complete statement of the accounts for the years 1901 to 1905 in the appendix to the First Report of the Royal Commission on Trinity College, Dublin, and the University of Dublin. I understand that the accounts vary but little from year to year, and that they are audited annually by an external auditor, the accountant-general of the Bank of Ireland or his deputy.