§ 6. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of State for War whether there are still batteries of heavy artillery of His Majesty's British Army in Southern Ireland; if so, what they are there for; and, if not, when they were removed?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Sir Laming Worthington-Evans)There are still batteries of heavy artillery of His Majesty's British Army in Southern Ireland in accordance with Article 7 of the Agreement of 1921.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYIs it proposed to remove those batteries? What actual military purpose do they serve?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSNo, it is not proposed to remove the batteries. They are there for the purpose of protecting the coast.