§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILL (Donegal, S.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what were
See page 610.824 the numbers of the Royal Irish Constabulary officers and men in 1880, and the annual expenditure for the maintenance of the force, the numbers and annual expenditure in 1890, in 1900, and in 1903.(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) The following table gives the desired information:—
Year. Officers and Men. Cost. £ 1880–1881 11,508 1,169,002 1890–1891 12,773 1,424,530 1900–1901 11,191 1,345,511 1902–1903 11,192 1,361,419