§ MR. HEALYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Is it the fact that five warders of Mountjoy Prison were summarily dismissed by the Hon. Charles Bourke because they respectfully protested against being compelled to carry out an order of so indecent and degrading a character that it is impossible publicly to describe it; did Mr. Bourke, immediately after dismissing the five warders, cause the order to be cancelled; did the officers subsequently apply to be reinstated; and, was this refused?
§ MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANThis Question, with some others, only appeared on the Paper on Saturday last. They involved local inquiry, and full information could not have been obtained by this time without, at any rate, disturbing the Sunday rest of many officials. I would ask hon. Members in all cases that are not urgent to give a longer interval than from Saturday to Monday.
§ MR. HEALYThe fate of five unfortunate warders who have been summarily dismissed by Mr. Bourke depends on this Question. ["Order, order!"] I will put it again.