§ MR. HALPINI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that M. C. Kenny, a carpenter at Quilty, Miltown Malbay, county Clare, has police accompanying him when proceeding to and from work at Spanish Point morning and evening; and whether, seeing that Kenny does not require the police to accompany him, as he can go through other parts of the country without the companionship of members of the Royal Irish Constabulary, and as West Clare is in a most peaceable state, he will have the police withdrawn from the hut at Quilty.
MR. BRYCEI am informed by the police authorities that the fact is as stated in the first part of the Question. It is considered necessary to afford to Mr. Kenny the protection which he is receiving, and it is not the case that he does not require protection. I understand that West Clare is in a comparatively peaceable condition. The police station at Quilty is a permanent station with a police district attached to it. A hut was originally erected there because no house was available for police purposes. The station cannot, in the Inspector-General's opinion, be dispensed with.