§ MR. O'DONNELLasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, What are the special qualifications of Colonel Brackenbury for the organization or command of a detective police force in Ireland?
§ MR. TREVELYANSir, Colonel Brackenbury has been appointed an assistant Under Secretary to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, to relieve 1241 the Under Secretary of duties relating to police and crime. In this capacity he exercises a general administrative control over the whole of the police in Ireland; but does not supersede the heads of the police in their executive functions. The Government have satisfied themselves that Colonel Brackenbury is a man of exceptional ability and energy. If the hon. Member chooses, I will read the successive positions of trust and difficulty in which Colonel Brackenbury has almost continuously served. ["No, no!"]