§ 11. Mr. GINNELLasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether American representatives in this country have been consulted with reference to the refusal to give Mrs. James Connolly, of Dublin, an American citizen by birth, a passport for herself and her daughters to America; whether he is aware that one of the said daughters also was born in America, and that American authorities hold that in the circumstances in which Mrs. Connolly has become a widow she is now an American citizen; and, she having sold her home under promise of a passport to America and there being no charge against her, whether a passport to the United States will be given to her without further delay?
§ Lord R. CECILPassports are only granted to persons resident in Ireland on the recommendation of the Lords Justices of Ireland. No such recommendation has been received in the case referred to.
§ Mr. GINNELLCan the Noble Lord say why?
§ Lord R. CECILThe passport was not granted on the recommendation of the Lords Justices of Ireland.
§ Mr. GINNELLCan the Noble Lord find out on what ground it was withheld from Mrs. Connolly?