§ Mr. HORNERasked the Chief Secretary if he will ascertain directly from the, head teacher, manager, or secretary of each intermediate school in Ireland, as soon as possible, by letter of inquiry or otherwise, whether that particular school desires to participate in the Grant of £40,000 per annum promised last year; and whether that school will be conducted during the forthcoming school year in such a way as to comply with the conditions upon which the Grant was promised?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI am considering the question whether the proposed Grant can be made available for any schools which fulfil the conditions laid down in my draft scheme, but I do not think that it would expedite matters if I were to embark on a correspondence with the 337 secondary schools in Ireland.