§ MR. DELANYTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that young men joining the Dublin Metropolitan Police are guaranteed that all promotions shall be made from the ranks of the force, according to seniority, ability, and good conduct, no reference being made to influence; and whether he can say if those conditions have been observed in filling the higher positions in the force.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) Promotions are made from the ranks, and are regulated by the fulfilment of requirements, of which influence is certainly not one, common to all disciplined forces of police.