§ MR. CAREW (Kildare, N.)I beg to ask the Attorney General for Ireland whether the Judges, in whom it is proposed to vest the exclusive jurisdiction in all bankruptcy matters arising within the jurisdiction of the existing local Courts of Bankruptcy, are also Judges of the local County Courts, and are also Recorders for Belfast and Cork respectively; whether their duties as such Judges and Recorders compel them to hold Courts from time to time at various places scattered over the large areas comprised within the jurisdiction of their respective County Courts; are such Judges obliged, in addition to transacting the ordinary business of their County Courts, to hold special sittings from time to time at various places for the purpose of holding Land Sessions; and have they, in addition, to preside over the local tribunals for disposal of Admiralty business, and also to hold Courts as Recorders of Belfast and Cork; and, if so, how often do these Judges hold Courts for the transaction of bankruptcy matters?
§ MR. MADDENThis question has appeared without notice, but I am in a position to answer the first three paragraphs in the affirmative. If the hon. Member requires to know when these Courts sit for bankruptcy matters, I must ask him to repeat that portion of the question.