HC Deb 14 August 1882 vol 273 c1687
MR. BIGGAR

asked Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, Whether it is the fact that the Crown Prosecutorship of Green Street, one of the most lucrative posts in Ireland, is being kept open for Mr. Edward Sullivan, son of the Master of the Bolls; why no appointment has been made; and, whether the holder of the office of Crown Prosecutor is eligible for a seat in Parliament?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. W. M. JOHNSON)

Sir, the answers to the paragraphs of the Question of the hon. Member are as follows:—To the first, No; to the second, The appointment has been filled up; to the third, Yes. The post is in the gift of the Attorney General for Ireland.