§ MR. W. O'BRIENI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he is aware that evictions are about to be carried out upon Clare Island among the people lately prosecuted under the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act, and who were last year preserved from starvation by public relief; and, if so, whether the forces of the Crown will be employed in carrying out those evictions?
§ MR. JACKSONThe authorities are not aware of any evictions being about to be carried out on Clare Island, with the exception of one case, as to which the Sheriff has applied for police protection. The man referred to was not employed on relief works last year, nor was he one of those recently prosecuted.
§ MR. W. O'BRIENI would ask the right hon. Gentleman whether seizures are pending, because reliable information has reached me on that point.
§ MR. JACKSONNo, Sir, I have no information on that point.
§ MR. W. O'BRIENI beg to give notice that on some future occasion I will press the matter on the attention of the House.