§ 20. Commander Viscount CURZONasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the members of the Casement Brigade who resided in Dublin were furnished with money and given prominent positions at seditious gatherings by the Sinn Fein organisation; if these thirty-three men are now in Ireland, and if they now have complete liberty?
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND (Mr. A. W. Samuels)My right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary has not information with regard to the first part of the question. Six of these men are believed to have returned to their homes in various parts of Ireland. With regard to the last part of the question, I would refer the Noble Lord to the reply given to his previous question, by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for War on the 15th ultimo.
§ Mr. DEVLINDoes the six include the Unionist soldier from Belfast, who was a member of the brigade?
§ Mr. SAMUELSI have no information.