HC Deb 18 July 1901 vol 97 cc851-2
MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)

I beg to ask Mr. Attorney General for Ireland whether he can explain why he and the Solicitor General for Ireland were prevented from attending the Cork Assizes, and can he state what will be the total cost of sending Mr. Bushe, K.C., to prosecute for the Crown at those assizes, and out of what fund such cost will be defrayed.

MR. ATKINSON

To the first question I cannot at present give a fuller reply than is contained in the answers already given by me to similar questions on the 12th and 16th instant, to which I would refer the hon. Member.† I have on several occasions stated that Mr. Bushe has not been sent to the assizes by the Crown, but that being on circuit the briefs which would have been held by Mr. Ronan under my directions have been transferred to him. Mr. Bushe's fees, which are those Mr. Ronan would have obtained had he been present, will be paid out of the Law Charges Vote. At present their amount cannot be ascertained.

MR. O'SHEE

Ought not the brief to have been given to Sir Francis Brady?

MR. ATKINSON

That has nothing to do with the question.

MR. O'SHEE

But he is the chief Crown Prosecutor for Cork.

* MR. SPEAKER

Order, order! The right hon. Gentleman has answered the question.

MR. O'SHEE

On a point of order—

* MR. SPEAKER

The hon. Member must not ask the same question over and over again:

MR. O'SHEE

remained standing.

* MR. SPEAKER

If the hon. Member †See pages 260 and 597, persists I shall have to name him to the House.

MR. O'SHEE

But it is a point of order.

* MR. SPEAKER

It is not a point of order to claim to renew the same question again and again.