§ Mr. O'DONNELLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what counties and corporations in Ulster have levied a rate under the University Act for the purpose of providing scholarships in a university; what is the annual value of this rate and the number of scholarships in each county or corporation; and what provisions have been made as to where these scholarships are tenable?
§ Mr. BIRRELLDonegal and Monaghan are the only counties in Ulster which have levied rates for this purpose, but the matter is understood to be under consideration in Antrim, Armagh, Belfast, Down, and Londonderry. In Donegal the rate is a farthing in the pound for the first year, a halfpenny in the second year, and five-eights of a penny in the third and subsequent years on a valuation of £315,676. Six scholarships of £45 a year for three years are to be awarded annually—four to the National University, and two to any other university selected by the candidate. In Monaghan the rate is a halfpenny in the pound, amounting to about £525. Three scholarships of £50, and two bursaries of £25, all for three years, will be awarded annually, and will be tenable in the case of Roman Catholics at the National University, and in the case of other denominations at any university in Ireland.