§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDYI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he will say what is the present cost of upkeep, and generally, of the military barracks at Cavan; is any part of the old disused gaol in Cavan owned by the War Office authorities; if so, what is the tenure, what is the rent, and to whom is it paid; and how many men are accommodated in Cavan.
§ MR. HALDANEThe General Officer Commanding-in-Chief in Ireland reports as follows:—The average annual cost of up-keep of Cavan Barracks in £175. All the disused old gaol is at present hold by the War Office from the Irish Government, as long as required by the former. The rent is £37 17s. 2d., paid to T. R. Blackley, representing Lord Farnham. The accommodation is seven married, seventy single men; and there are in occupation seven married, eleven single. Ten are on the lodging list.
§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDYDo the War Office propose to continue the occupation of this gaol indefinitely?
§ MR. HALDANEI cannot say.