MR. O'KEEFFE (Limerick City)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland the number of Roman Catholics and Protestants respectively that have been appointed warders of prisons in Ireland within the past three years; what are the number of dismissals of warders of Irish gaols within the said period, particularising whether Roman Catholics or Protestants; the number of promotions of warders above the rank of ordinary men within the said term, particularising as in last paragraph; and the number of prisoners in Irish gaols within the past three years, stating number of Catholics and Protestants?
§ MR. JACKSONThe records of the office do not afford the information asked for in the question.
MR. P. O'BRIENIs it not usual for the Governor to tell off the men to attend Catholic and Protestant services in the prisons, and could not he by that means know the religion of the warders?
§ MR. JACKSONNo, Sir; I am not aware of that.