§ MR. FINUCANE (Limerick,E.)asked Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, Whether licensed publicans in Ireland are bound, under forfeiture of their licences, to supply to members of the Constabulary, or to any others, first, any drinks for the sale of which they hold licences; second, cars and horses (if they have such); third, stabling accommodation, &c.; and, whether many publicans in Ireland are now being threatened with opposition to the renewal of their licences by the Constabulary, for refusal to supply the above?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. HOLMES) (Dublin University)A publican must obtain each year at the Licensing Sessions a certificate of good character, and that his place of business has been conducted in a peaceable and orderly manner during the preceding year. The fact that a publican has declined to supply the Constabulary in the manner mentioned in the Question may be grounds for refusing this certificate; but whether it is or not depends on the circumstances of each case. Notice of opposition to the renewal of their licences has been served on several publicans in Ireland for the reasons mentioned in the Question.