§ MR. HEALYasked Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, If it is the case that in the elections for coroner in Wexford county, the Parliamentary electors 752 of the Boroughs of Wexford and New Ross (who pay much of the rates towards his salary) have no voice; and, whether the same disability exists in boroughs in any other Irish county; and, if so, whether the Government will take steps to amend the Law on the subject?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TOR IRELAND (Mr. LAW)The right, Sir, to vote at the election of a Coroner in Ireland is vested by statute in those residents in the district who are entitled to vote at the election of Members of Parliament for the county; and as the county franchise is much higher than the borough franchise, it follows that borough electors, merely as such, cannot at Wexford or elsewhere vote at the election of a Coroner. With regard to the last Question of the hon. Member, I have to say that this matter is connected with the question of Irish county government, which the Government has under its consideration.