§ MR. O'DOWDI beg to ask Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland whether he 350 will explain why cattle-drivers are being prosecuted day after day, while the sons of non-residential ranch-grabbers, returned for trial on the charge of deliberately firing on harmless crowds, are not prosecuted by the Crown, notwithstanding the fact that both local and resident magistrates agreed in their return for trial.
§ MR. CHERRYI am sorry that I cannot undertake in answer to a Question to give the hon. Member a general explanation of my action as Attorney-General in directing or not directing prosecutions on behalf of the Crown, but if he will kindly direct my attention to the circumstances of any particular case I will, so far as the interests of justice will allow, explain to him the reasons for my action in that case.