§ MR. O'SHEE (Waterford, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state how many members of the Royal Irish Constabulary have been drafted from the County Waterford to the north of Ireland during the month of July up to date; how long were they absent from duty in the County Waterford; how many of them were extra police; and what fund or body is to defray the cost of their service while absent from County Waterford.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) One district inspector, one head constable, and thirty men. They were absent from the 10th to the 14th instant, both dates inclusive. The contingent was 16 extra to the establishment of the locality to which drafted, from which a portion of the cost of the force will be recovered. The remainder of the cost will be defrayed from the Constabulary Vote.