INTERNED IRISH PRISONERS.

HC Deb 12 July 1916 vol 84 c343

Mr. FLAVIN

Can the right hon. Gentleman say what is being done in regard to the release of the interned Irish prisoners?

Mr. SAMUEL

I answered that point in reply to a question put by one of the hon. Members for Dublin.

Mr. FLAVIN

Can the right hon. Gentleman say what will be done with those 460 men? Will he, on behalf of the Government, see that proper railway facilities are provided for these men, and that those who have been in prison for three months and who are judicially decided to be innocent, will be sent home not at their own expense!

Mr. SAMUEL

It must not for a moment be assumed that the innocence of these men has been established. They will be sent back in the ordinary way at the expense of the Government. [An HON. MEMBER: "First class?"]