§ MR. J. MACVEAGHTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the total number of county inspectors, district inspectors, and head constables now serving in the Royal Irish Constabulary, and how many under each head are Catholics.
§ (Answered by Mr. Birrell.) On 1st January, 1907, the latest date for which statistics are available, the number of county inspectors serving in the Royal Irish Constabulary was thirty-seven, of whom five were Catholics; the number of district inspectors was 202, of whom 62 were Catholics; and the number of head constables 225, of whom 156 were Catholics.