§ MR. FLYNNTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can say what was the statutory strength of the Royal Irish Constabulary in the county of Cork during the years 1892 and 1893 respectively; whether the full number to 345 which the county was entitled were stationed in it during those years; and whether the number was increased during the years mentioned.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) The strength or the free quota of police assigned to the county of Cork (exclusive of the city of Cork) in 1892 and 1893 was 764. The force was maintained at its full strength in each period. There was an extra force numbering 100 men in the Best Riding of Cork, in 1892, and an extra force of 56 men in the West Riding of the county in the same year. At the end of 1893 the extra force had been reduced to 89 in the former Riding and to 37 in the latter Riding. In addition there was a small and varying reserve force in the East Riding in both years.