§ MR. SLOANTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the entire force of Royal Irish Constabulary, stationed in Tipperary, are Roman Catholic, and if he will consider the advisability of placing a due proportion of Protestant constables in the county.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) I am informed by the Inspector General that all the members of the force now stationed in Tipperary are Roman Catholics. There are no Protestants just now available for Tipperary without detriment to the public service or needless hardship to the Protestant members who would have to be transferred, but the Inspector General will bear the matter in mind.