§ MR. CHARLES CRAIGTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of 878 Ireland whether he is aware that the House of John Monaghan, at Gurty-kerin, near Bookeen, county Galway, was fired into on or about 25th January last, and that at Killariff, in the same district, on 2nd January last, shots were fired into the house of Pat Kennedy; whether the police have any information as to who fired these shots; and what steps have been taken to prevent a recurrence of such incidents.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The facts are stated in the first paragraph of the Question. The police have not, so far, succeeded in discovering the offenders. Adequate measures are being taken to secure the safety of the persons whose houses were attacked.