§ MR. SLOANTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state what is the longest period for a sergeant of the Royal Irish Constabulary to act in the capacity of special crimes sergeant, and receive the special allowance attached to that position; and how many are holding the position longer than the specified number of years.
227 (Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) There is no fixed period of employment, which is regulated by a consideration of the fitness of any particular sergeant to discharge work of this special character.