HC Deb 08 June 1893 vol 13 c525
MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER (Belfast, W.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the same persons, who, during the period of Office of the late Government, wore under police surveillance as being persons likely to incite to or commit crime, are still watched, and their movements reported upon, by the police in the Counties of Clare, Kerry, Cork, and Limerick?

MR. J. MORLEY

The hon. Member in his speech in this House on the 1st inst., on the subject of crime in Ireland, admitted that the police were working as energetically and faithfully under the present as under the late Government, and I myself stated on the same occasion that all the authorities concerned were taking every step that experience and responsibility make it advisable to take. This is the best answer I can give to the question of the hon. Member, and in the public interests I am not able to give any further information.

MR. SEXTON (Kerry, N.)

Has the hon. Member for West Belfast supplied to the Government the names of the criminals of whose identity he claims to be aware?

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER

If the right hon. Gentleman will do me the honour to ask me I shall be most happy to tell him.

MR. J. MORLEY

I will consider whether I shall regard the hon. Gentleman's information as better than that which I already possess.