MR SWIFT MCNEILL (Donegal, S.)To ask the Secretary of State for War 334 whether Lord Grenfell has been given an extension of the period of the tenure of his appointment as General Commanding in Chief the forces in Ireland; and, if so, on what grounds has this extension of the term of the tenure of his office been granted to him.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane). General Lord Grenfell was appointed to command the troops in Ireland on May 10th, 1904, for a period of three years, a tenure then capable of extension to five years. Since that date the Army Council decided that all such commands and staff appointments were to be for four years, and extensions of one year have, therefore, been given to present occupants.