HC Deb 03 August 1898 vol 15 cc1179-80
COLONEL HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, having regard to the difficulty members of the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police dismissed under the Home Rule Bill will have in finding future police employment in Great Britain, should they have passed the maximum age for enrolment, usually from 25 to 30 years, he will consent to introduce on Report, or in the Upper House, such Amendment as may enable members of those Forces likely to be affected to retire on the terms prescribed after due and sufficient notice?

THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. J. MORLEY, Newcastle-upon-Tyne)

I am not clear that I understood the object of the question of the hon. and gallant Gentleman, but I think the point will be better raised in the discussion on Report.

COLONEL HOWARD VINCENT

The point is whether the right hon. Gentleman will allow members of the Royal Irish Constabulary to leave the Service, if the Home Rule Bill passes, upon proper notice?

MR. J. MORLEY

That is a question of organisation, which I cannot deal with in answer to a question.