§ MR. MOONEYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland how many cases of theft of bicycles in Dublin have been reported to the police within the past twelve months; how many of such cases have occurred within the past month; in how many of all these cases have arrests been made and convictions obtained respectively; and what other steps have been taken to bring offenders to justice.
§ MR. WYNDHAM209 thefts of bicycles were reported to the police during the past twelve months; of these seventy-eight were recovered. There were twenty-two thefts last month; in four cases the bicycles were recovered. Twenty-one persons were arrested; sixteen were convicted and five discharged. The police use every endeavour suggested by experience in such matters to bring offenders to justice.