§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state upon whose recommendation the names of the Committee appointed to inquire into the working of the Department were selected; whether there is any representative of the agricultual, industrial, or trading interests in Ireland upon the Committee; and if the scope of the inquiry will include the grievances of the staff.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The members of the Committee were selected by the Irish Government from their personal knowledge, with the exception of the member from Canada, who was suggested by the Government of the Dominion in response to a request. The two Irish members of the Committee are thoroughly acquainted with the agricultural, industrial, and trading interests of Ireland. The inquiry was never intended to be directed toward the grievances of individuals.