§ MR. BENJAMIN WHITWORTHasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, If he can inform the House why sub-constable James Brannigan was discharged from the Royal Irish Constabulary on the 17th of June last, no reason having been assigned for such dismissal?
§ SIR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACHJames Brannigan, Sir, was in the employment of the Post Office. He resigned his place before an inquiry instituted against him for neglect of duty had been concluded, and, proceeding to Dublin, entered the Constabulary. The Post Office authorities subsequently informed the Inspector General of Constabulary that Brannigan's resignation had not been accepted, but that he had been recorded as dismissed. As it is an invariable rule that no man dismissed from one public Department shall be admitted to another, his discharge from the Constabulary was absolutely necessary.