§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in view of the state of public opinion in Ireland on the subject, he will cause independent inquiry to he made into any further promotions that may be 625 attempted in the staff of the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland.
§ MR. WALTER LONGNo, Sir; the Department is quite competent to deal with questions affecting its staff.