HC Deb 22 January 1913 vol 47 c409
46 Viscount CASTLEREAGH

asked (1) what is the maximum election expenses of candidates for election to the Irish Senate; (2) what will be the period between the issue of the writs and the day of poll in elections to the Irish Senate; (3) who will act as returning officers for the elections to the Irish Senate?

The PRIME MINISTER

There cannot be an election for the Irish Senate for more than five years after the passing of the Act, and all the matters referred to in these questions will be regulated by Orders in Council under Clauses 9 and 45 of the Bill.