12. Major NEWMANasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he can give any information as to the recent shooting at and wounding of members of the Royal Irish Constabulary in the Western part of the country; and if the assailants have been identified?
§ Mr. SHORTTTwo sergeants of the Royal Irish Constabulary were fired at on the public street in Tralee on 14th June, and one of them was wounded. He is now in hospital, and is progressing favourably. Two arrests have been made.
Major NEWMANDoes the Chief Secretary mean that this was the only case of firing at the constabulary in the West?
§ Mr. SHORTTIt is the only case of which I have information.
§ Colonel ASHLEYCan the right hon. Gentleman say what instructions are issued to the constabulary about the carrying of arms?
13. Major NEWMANasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether, as a preliminary to an attack on members of the Royal Irish Constabulary on the 15th instant by a crowd of persons at Ballycar, county Galway, a body of men barricaded the roads by felling trees, erected barbed wire entanglements, and cut the telegraph and telephone wires; and why no military were available to aid the small force of constabulary in dealing with organised resistance on the scale described?
§ Mr. SHORTTI am aware that conduct similar to that described in the question took place, but a force of police was assembled at Ballycar sufficient to deal with the disturbance, and they did deal with it effectively.