§ MR. HEALYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If the Colonel Connelly, V.C. who has been appointed resident magistrate for Derryberough, is the same official who was recently retired from the Dublin Metropolitan Police; if so, what his salary will be as resident magistrate; whether he will still be paid the full amount of his Police pension; if so, will lie state whether there is a Civil Service rule prohibiting such an arrangement; and, can lie give the entire emoluments which Colonel Connelly will now draw?
§ MR. TREVELYANColonel Connelly lately held the office of Assistant Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, which office has been abelished. He has now been appointed a Resident Magistrate, and stationed at Derry. His salary as such will be that provided by Parliament for a newly-appointed magistrate—namely, £425, with allowances amounting to £108 per annum. He will be paid a pension for his police service. There is no Civil Service rule prohibiting such an arrangement, provided that the pension and the salary of the new office do not together exceed the salary of the old office. Colonel Connelly's present emoluments are his salary, as abeve stated, and his police pension of £175 per annum.
§ MR. HEALYCan the right hon. Gentleman say why Colonel Connelly was obliged to retire; whether it was not because he was considered unfit for the post; and, if so, why it is thought necessary to give this gentleman further 131 employment when he was unfitted for his former office?
§ MR. TREVELYANThe office was abolished.
§ MR. HEALYWill the right hon. Gentleman say whether it was abelished in order to get rid of Colonel Connelly?
§ MR. TREVELYANSuch thingshave been done; but it certainly was not done in this case. The number of Dublin Police is such that they can be quite adequately commanded by one Commissioner.