HC Deb 11 May 1916 vol 82 cc887-8
58. Sir H. DALZIEL

asked the Prime Minister whether he can state the number of civilian casualties in the recent insurrection in Ireland?

The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Asquith)

I will answer this question together with a question of which the hon. Member for Rutland (Mr. Gretton) has given me private notice. The civilian casualties reported up to 9th May, 1916, are as follows:—

Killed … … 180
Wounded … … 614
The accuracy of these figures cannot, however, be guaranteed. The police are preparing lists of killed and wounded as far as they are able, but these lists are not likely to be complete, as it is impossible to separate the insurgents from the civil population.

Mr. GINNELL

Can the right hon. Gentleman say to which class the fifty men shot at the Royal Barracks in Dublin belonged — whether they are included in these figures?

The PRIME MINISTER

I have no doubt they are included, but I should like notice of that—if they exist.

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