§ Dr. TANNERI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in how many prisons in Ireland are there open air exercise yards with shelters in case of rain, and how do the ordinary prisons compare with convict prisons in Ireland. Is he aware that, owing to the humidity of climate, prisoners are frequently given their two hours daily exercise in the rain, and often no exercise in consequence of no sheltered yard being provided; and whether any steps will be taken to remedy this state of things.
§ MR. ATKINSONIt will take a couple of days to collect the information necessary to enable me to answer this question, and I would ask the hon. Member to repeat it on Thursday next.