§ MR. MACALEESE (Monaghan, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland can he state 966 the degree of relationship laid down by the Code within which members of the Royal Irish Constabulary may not perform duties in towns or districts where they have friends residing; and will cases brought to his notice where the provision of the Code has been ignored have his attention.
§ MR. G. W. BALFOURThere is no fixed rule laid down in the Code with respect to the degree of relationship. In answer to the second paragraph, if any specific case is brought under notice it will be carefully inquired into by the Inspector General.