§ Mr. CHARLES CRAIGasked how many Irish industrial and reformatory schools, respectively, last year were in charge of Protestant, Roman Catholic, and mixed committees; how many were in charge of communities of monks and communities of nuns; what were the respective Grants to these various categories of schools from the Exchequer, rates, and subscriptions; what is the annual expenditure on the office of chief inspector, including the salaries of his assistants and travelling expenses; are the accounts of these schools audited; and, if not, how does the chief inspector assure himself that no part of their revenue is diverted from the clothing, feeding, and education of their inmates to other purposes?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe following Table gives the information required:—
Committee. No. of Schools. Grants. Exchequer. Rates Subscriptions. Reformatory Schools— £ £ £ Protestant … 1 1,722 726 25 Roman Catholic … 4 7,955 3,786 280 Mixed … — — — — Totals … 5 9,677 4,512 305 Nuns … 2 865 374 148 Monks … 2 7,090 3,412 132 Totals … 4 7,955 3,786 280 Industrial Schools— Protestant … 5 11,186 5,644 780 Roman Catholic … 60 84,795 37,415 4,242 Mixed … 1 1,950 834 — Totals … 66 97,931 43,893 5,022 Nuns … 49 53,554 23,366 2,465 Monks … 9 27,534 12,130 1,497 Totals … 58 81,088 35,496 3,962 Annual expenditure (for the financial year 1911–12) on the office of the chief in- 2942W spector and his assistants and on travelling:—
Salaries … £2,331 Travelling … 458 Incidents … 395 Total. … £2,984 As regards the last two paragraphs of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the similar question of the hon. Member for South Londonderry on 10th July.