§ MR. HEALYasked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether the Government have drawn the fifth Clause of the Prevention of Crime (Ireland) Bill, subsection (b.), in order to prevent the exercise by the tenant of his existing right of redemption without the landlord's consent, in cases where the court issues a writ of restitution on payment of the rent and costs: if not, whether he is aware that the Clause, as it now stands, will infringe on the tenant's existing rights under Deasy's Act; and, can he state in what way this will tend to the prevention of crime in Ireland?
MR. GLADSTONEThis is a Question that might more properly be asked when the House reaches the 5th clause in Committee; but I can answer it briefly. So far as the intentions of the Government are concerned, they do not contemplate in any manner interfering with the rights giving security to the tenant, under what is known as Lord Deasy's Act, and they are quite prepared to introduce words, if this is thought necessary, to make this plain.
§ MR. HEALYasked when the Government would place on the Paper the Amendments they proposed to make on the Prevention of Crime Bill?
MR. GLADSTONEIt is not the opinion of the Government that the clause, as it stands, interferes with the rights of tenants; and, therefore, they do not propose to move an Amendment unless this were shown in argument to be necessary.