§ 3. Mr. SITCHasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that 11 first-class warders in the Irish prison service have been without any increase in pay since April, 1916; that the General Prisons Board stated in April last that these cases were under consideration; and whether he can now state if any decision has been arrived at in this matter?
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND (Mr. Denis Henry)A reply has been received from the Treasury to the representations of these officers, and it is the subject of further correspondence, the result of which it is hoped to make known shortly.
§ 5. Mr. SEXTONasked the Chief Secretary if he will state the offence for which Warder J. J. Keane, of Cork male prison, was dismissed the service; and whether the officer was allowed to see the charge and reply to it on paper before he was suspended and dismissed?
§ Mr. HENRYInformation was received by' the Government seriously affecting the trustworthiness of this officer, and he was dismissed from the prison service by the Lord Lieutenant.