§ MR. M'CARTAN (Down, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that married members of the Royal Irish Constabulary who reside in private dwellings are prevented from letting any portion of their dwelling-houses; and whether, considering the desirability of encouraging members of the Force to live in respectable and commodious houses, particularly at summer resorts, he will communicate with the Inspector General in order to have this rule modified?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. J. MORLEY,) Newcastle-upon-TyneI am informed that it has always been held to be objectionable that members of the Force should accommodate lodgers in their own houses, and that to allow them to do so would seriously militate against the proper discharge of their police duties.