§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELL (Kerry, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what is the total number of officers in the police service in Ireland; the total salary; total allowances for man-servant, horse-lodging, stationery, office, fuel and light, total allowances for travelling and subsistence, etc., during the year ended December, 1907; and whether he will state details of the salary, allowances, travelling and subsistence expenses of the county and district inspectors of the counties of Kerry and Carlow, with the number of barracks and men in each county.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The total number of county and district inspectors for whom pay and allowances are provided in the Royal Irish Constabulary Estimate for the year ending 31st instant is 240, viz., 37 county inspectors and 203 district inspectors. The annual pay of these officers amounts to £58,912; servants' allowance, £10,800; forage allowance, £11,850; lodging, fuel, and light, £8,397; stationery, £939; and office, £707; giving a total for pay and allowances of £91,605. The accounts of the Constabulary Vote do not show the subsistence and travelling of the officers apart from those of the men. The total annual pay and allowances at 31st December last of the county inspector and the eight district inspectors in County Kerry was: For pay, £2,227; lodging, £355; servants, £405; office, £18 5s.; stationery, £34; and forage, £450. In County Carlow, for the county inspector and the two district inspectors, the amounts were: For pay, £1,055; lodging, £130; servants, £135; office, £18 5s.; stationery, £16; and forage, £150. The number of barracks in County Carlow is 15 and in County Kerry 60. The number of sergeants and constables 765 serving in County Carlow on 29th February, was 75, and in County Kerry, 325.