§ Mr. DUFFYTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of 1322 Ireland, how many policemen are stationed in the town of Gort; how many of them are classified as extra police, and will any portion of the cost be charged to the local rates; and, having regard to the peaceful state of the town, will he consider the advisability of withdrawing the extra force.
(Answered by Mr. Cherry.) The number of policemen at present stationed at Gort is 42, which includes a district inspector and two head constables. Twenty-six of these are extra police, in respect of whom the statutory charge will be made against the county council to be levied off the county at large. The present state of the district of Gort is not such as would justify the withdrawal of the extra force.