§ MR. O'SHEE (Waterford, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what is the number of the Royal Irish Constabulary allocated to each county and county borough in Ireland; when was the last allocation or revision made, and by whom; is the cost of the entire number included in the annual Parliamentary Estimates; what are the charges of which payment is required from the county councils in respect of extra police; and what are the rates of expenses allowed to officers and men of the extra police force sent temporarily to any district over and above their usual pay and allowances, and over and above the actual railway fares or car hire necessary to transfer them.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The distribution of the free force of the Royal Irish Constabulary was fixed, for the ensuing three years, by Order in Council of 18th May, 1906. The distribution was as follows:—
| Counties. | Sergeants and Constables. | ||
| Antrim | 241 | ||
| Armagh | 185 | ||
| Carlow | 83 | ||
| Cavan | 169 | ||
| Clare | 367 | ||
| Cork | East Riding | 453 | 701 |
| West Riding | 248 | ||
| Donegal | 348 | ||
| Down | 253 | ||
| Dublin | 164 | ||
| Fermanagh | 130 | ||
| Galway | East Riding | 313 | 616 |
| West Riding | 303 | ||
| Kerry | 361 | ||
| Kildare | 142 | ||
| Kilkenny | 225 | ||
| King's County | 164 | ||
| Leitrim | 147 | ||
| Limerick | 303 | ||
| Londonderry | 122 |
§ See (4) Debates, elxxvi., 1394
672| Counties. | Sergeants and Constables. | ||
| Longford | 110 | ||
| Louth | 126 | ||
| Mayo | 403 | ||
| Meath | 172 | ||
| Monaghan | 123 | ||
| Queen's County | 131 | ||
| Roscommon | 256 | ||
| Sligo | 206 | ||
| Tipperary | North Riding | 203 | 452 |
| South Riding | 249 | ||
| Tyrone | 222 | ||
| Water ford | 174 | ||
| Westmeath | 190 | ||
| Wexford | 192 | ||
| Wicklow | 152 | ||
| 7,630 |
| Counties | 7,630 |
| Cities: | |
| Belfast | 500 |
| Cork | 175 |
| Limerick | 85 |
| Londonderry | 90 |
| Waterford | 73 |
| Total Sergeants and Constables | 8,553 |
§ The cost of the entire number so distributed is included in the Estimates. The statutory charges upon local authorities in respect of extra police are, for each district inspector, at the rate of £92 3s. 6d. per annum; for each head constable, at the rate of £43 6s.; and for each man of lower rank, at the rate of £34 9s. 3d. When officers and men are sent for temporary duty outside their own counties they receive their travelling expenses but no other allowances except when there is no barrack accommodation for them. In such case the three classes before mentioned receive a nightly subsistence allowance of 15s., 4s. 6d., and 3s. 6d. respectively.