§ MR. T. M. HEALY (Longford, N.)I beg to ask the Attorney General for Ireland why the warrant upon the conviction of Mr. Walsh, of the Cashel Sentinel (now in Clonmel Gaol), for publication in his newspaper, has not been issued; and what is the power which enables the Executive to suspend warrants or secure their non-issuance or non-signing after sentence?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. MADDEN, Dublin University)The Inspector General reports as follows:— 166
The warrant referred to will be lodged to take effect at the expiration of Mr. Walsh's imprisonment. This is the usual course in the absence of the warrant providing that the sentence should run concurrently with that under which Mr. Walsh is now in gaol.
§ MR. T. M. HEALYThe right hon. Gentleman has not answered the last question, namely—"What is the power which enables the Executive to suspend warrants, or secure their non-issuance or non-signing after sentence?" Is this warrant signed and in vigour, and, if so, why was it not enforced?
§ MR. MADDENThe question as to the Executive does not arise. There was no special intervention of the Executive, but the usual course was followed.
§ MR. T. M. HEALYI want to know by what authority the warrant was held over. Was it by the authority of the police?
§ MR. MADDENIf the hon. and learned Gentleman wishes to know on what date the warrant was actually signed, that is a different question to the one on the Paper, and I will answer it if the hon. and learned Member will put it down.
§ MR. T. M. HEALYI will do so on Monday.