HC Deb 26 February 1917 vol 90 cc1687-8
Mr. DILLON

asked the Chief Secre-[...] Ireland whether the Proclamation placing Ireland under martial law has-ever been revoked; whether, until that Proclamation is revoked, martial law remains in force in Ireland; and when it is proposed to put an end to that regime?

Mr. DUKE

I stated on the 13th of February the facts with regard to the Proclamation of martial law, which was made in April of last year, in regard to a state of insurrection which then existed but which has since come to an end. The existence of a state of martial law does not depend upon Proclamation, and, as I stated before, the only exceptional powers-now in use in Ireland are those of the Defence of the Realm Regulations.