§ Mr. NANNETTIasked the Chief Secretary whether the regulations of the Royal Irish Constabulary require that all members of the force completing 40 years' service have to retire on pension; whether there is a similar regulation in connection with the Dublin Metropolitan Police; and, if not, will he state how many men of each rank are at present in the latter force with 40 years' service or upwards?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThere is no regulation of the Royal Irish Constabulary or of the Dublin Metropolitan Police requiring a member of either of those forces to retire on the completion of 40 years' service. There are at present in the Dublin Metropolitan Police one superintendent and one constable who have served for 40 years or more.