§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELL (Kerry, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to 1406 the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state what qualifications Mr. Cyril Browne possesses for the position of auditor to the Local Government Board; and what was his employment previous to his appointment.
§ MR. ATKINSONMr. Browne was certified by the Civil Service Commissioners as qualified for this post. The information asked for in the latter inquiry will be found in the Return laid on the Table on March 27th.
§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELLIs it not the fact that Mr. Cyril Browne, who has given general dissatisfaction, was, previous to his appointment, nothing more than a police official in Dublin.
§ MR. ATKINSONNo, Sir, the information at my disposal is that he gives satisfaction except to the bodies surcharged. His qualifications are fully set forth in a Return I have given.
§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELLBut has he any qualification for audit work? Is he a chartered accountant?
§ MR. FLAVIN (Kerry, N.)Is not the objection to the biassed nature of his report rather than to his surcharges?
§ MR. SPEAKEROrder, order!