§ Mr. DEVLINasked the secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the action of the military authorities in issuing an Order requiring owners and drivers of motor cars or motor cycles in Ireland to obtain permits for the use and possession of these vehicles; whether he is aware that this Order has roused indignation amongst all classes of the community in Ireland, and will, if persisted in, not only cripple the motor industry, but paralyse all branches of business in Ireland; and whether he will take steps to have the Order forthwith withdrawn?
§ Mr. FORSTERMy attention had not specially been drawn to this Order, but I understand it was issued by the competent military authority with the concurrence of the Irish Government in view of the present disturbed conditions in Ireland.