§ Mr. HAZLETONasked whether District-Inspector Rogers, of Enniscorthy, holds a farm in the county of Kildare; whether constabulary officers are exempt from the prohibition that applies to the rank and file with respect to trafficking in horses, cattle, etc.; whether District-Inspector O'Shee, of Clonmel, acts in the capacity of land agent; and whether county and district inspectors of the Royal Irish Constabulary are at liberty to embark in commercial enterprises, farming, horse-jobbing, and the like?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Inspector-General of the Royal Irish Constabulary informs me that District Inspector Rogers holds some land in County Kildare. There is no objection to his holding it as he has no official connection with the county. All members of the Royal Irish Constabulary are by the regulations of the force forbidden to traffic in any way with the people of the county or district in which they are serving. District Inspector O'Shee, of Clonmel, has, with the sanction of the Inspector-General, been acting, under power of1646W attorney, as the representative of his brother, who has been absent in Africa, and in that capacity has been directing the management of his brother's estates in the counties of Kilkenny and Waterford.
§ Mr. HAZLETONasked whether District Inspector Rogers, of Enniscorthy, keeps his horse at his farm in county Kildare; how many horseback inspections he has made since being appointed to Enniscorthy; does he employ a man servant at Enniscorthy for the care of his horse; and what is the object of allowing £95 a year for the upkeep of a horse and the wages of a groom if Mr. Rogers performs his inspections on foot, by bicycle, or by car?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Inspector-General of the Royal Irish Constabulary informs me that District Inspector Rogers has been keeping his horse at his farm in Kildare, as he states that he has been unable up to the present to obtain suitable stabling at his station. The action of the District Inspector is irregular, and the Inspector-General is taking steps to secure the due observance of the regulations in future. Since his appointment to Enniscorthy a year ago District-Inspector Rogers has performed 27 turns of duty on horseback, three of these being inspections. Besides employing a man servant to look after his horse in Kildare, the District Inspector also has a man servant employed at Enniscorthy.