§ MR. COGAN (Wicklow, E.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether Constable Adams, now stationed at Bray, has been promoted to the rank of acting sergeant, and is about to be appointed to the charge of Newtownmount Kennedy Police Station; and will he say what is his length of service; how many unfavourable records he has, and was he ever cautioned because of infringement of the rules of the service, and informed that he would never get any advancement in the service because of the breach of such regulations; and were representations made to the commandant, and, if so, by whom, with a view to obtaining promotion for this man.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) The reply to the first inquiry is in the affirmative. The constable has nineteen years service. He has never been informed that he would not receive advancement. The promotion was made by the Inspector-General, in the usual course, on the recommendation of the local officers.