§ MR. FINDLATERasked Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, Since the Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Acts (41 and 42 Vic. c. 57, and 42 and 43 Vic. c. 24) were passed, so far back as the years 1878 and 1879, and the preamble of said Acts stated that they were passed with a view to the preparation of a revised edition of the Irish Statutes, whether any difficulty, and, if so, of what nature, has interposed to prevent, up to the present, the publication of such revised edition; and, whether immediate steps will now be taken to give effect to the provisions of the statutes referred to?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. W. M. JOHNSON)Sir, before I can recommend the publication of an edition of the Irish Statutes as revised by the two Acts referred to in the Question of the hon. Member, I must satisfy myself that the revision is exhaustive. This I hope to do when the House rises, but the pressure on my time has, as hon. Members will recognize, absolutely prevented me from doing so earlier. This, Sir, is the only obstacle.