§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNOR (Donegal, E.)I beg to ask the Attorney General for Ireland whether the Irish Executive have yet arrived at any decision as to the relief to be given to the funds of the Stranorlar Union, in respect of the charges thrown on them by and through the improper removal from Scotland to that Union of the wife and children of James M'Cormick while the latter was in Great Britain.
§ MR. MADDENI have made inquiry on the subject of the question of the hon. and learned Gentleman since a former question put to me by him, and I have looked at the various Acts of Parliament bearing on this subject, and I am unable to find any means by which relief could be given to the funds of the Stranorlar Union in respect of the charges cost on them by the removal from Scotland of the persons referred to in this and the former questions of the hon. Member.
§ MR. E. HARRINGTONDid not a similar case occur last week, when a man who had been 65 years in this country was sent back to an Irish Union?
§ MR. MADDENI have no information with regard to that matter of fact. It is too complicated a question for the Government to promise to introduce legislation this Session.
§ MR. A. O'CONNORSeeing that this is becoming a general practice with regard to Ireland, will the Government afford facilities for passing a Bill if it is brought in by a private Member?
§ MR. MADDENI must ask for notice of that question.