Captain CRAIGasked the Chief Secretary whether he will give a Return of the total number of persons now receiving police protection, either constant or by patrols, with names and districts in which such persons reside; and a Return of the number of persons now boycotted in any way, and the total number of extra police now employed in Irish counties, showing the number by counties in each case?
§ Mr. BIRRELLpresented the following Return of persons receiving special police protection on the 30th September, 1912:—
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County. District. Number Receiving Constant Protection. Number Receiving Patrol Protection. Total. Cavan … Virginia 1 — 1 Cavan … Cavan 1 — 1 Cavan … Swanlinbar — 1 1 Londonderry … Londonderry — 1 1 Kilkenny … Thomastown 1 — 1 King's … Birr 1 — 1 King's … Banagher — 2 2 King's … Edenderry — 1 1 Longford … Longford 1 — 1 Meath … Navan 1 — 1 Queen's … Abbeyleix 1 1 2 Queen's … Maryboro' 1 1 2 Westmeath … Castlepollard — 1 1 Westmeath … Moate — 3 3 Galway, E. R … Athenry 8 50 58 Galway, E. R … Loughrea 2 9 11 Galway, E. R … Portumna — 14 14 Galway, E. R … Woodford — 12 12 Galway, E. R … Ballinasloe — 5 5 Galway, W. R … Galway 3 15 18 Galway, W. R … Oughterard — 1 1 Galway, W. R … Dunmore — 2 2 Galway, W. R … Gort — 21 21 Galway, W. R … Tuam 1 12 13 Mayo … Castlebar — 2 2 Mayo … Ballinrobe — 10 10 Mayo … Newport — 1 1 Roscommon … Strokestown 1 — 1 Roscommon … Roscommon — 2 2 Roscommon … Castlerea — 1 1 Roscommon … Ballaghadareen — 1 1 Sligo … Easkey — 1 1
County. District. Number Receiving Constant Protection. Number Receiving Patrol Protection. Total. Sligo Sligo — 1 1 Clare Tulla 3 5 8 Clare Corofin 2 17 19 Clare Kilrush 1 3 4 Clare Sixmilebridge 2 9 11 Clare Ennis — 13 18 Clare Ennistymon — 3 3 Clare Killaloe — 2 2 Cork, E. R. Cork, North 1 1 2 Cork, E. R. Ballineollig — 1 1 Cork, E. R. Fermoy 2 — 2 Cork, E. R. Kanturk — 3 3 Cork, E. R. Kinsale 1 — 1 Cork, E. R. Midleton 3 1 4 Cork, E. R. Newmarket 1 — 1 Cork, E. R. Yougbal — 1 1 Cork, W.R. Bandon 1 — 1 Cork, W.R. Macroom 2 2 4 Cork, W.R. Dunman way — 1 1 Kerry Castleisland 3 2 5 Kerry Tralee 4 — 4 Kerry Killarney 1 2 3 Kerry Killorglin 1 1 2 Kerry Listowel 1 8 9 Limerick Rathkeale 1 1 2 Limerick Abbeyfeale — 4 4 Limerick Adare — 1 1 Limerick Bruff — 1 1 Limerick Newcastle, West — 1 1 Limerick New Pallas — 1 1 Tipperary, N. R. Nenagh — 1 1 Tipperary, S. R Cashel 1 — 1 Tipperary, S. R Killenaule — 5 5 Tipperary, S. R Tipperary — 1 1 Waterford Waterford — 1 1 — — 54 263 317
RETURN OF PERSONS BOYCOTTED ON THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1912. Wholly Boycotted. Partially Boycotted. Minor Boycotting. No. of Cases. No. of Persons affected. No. of Cases. No. of Persons affected. No. of Cases. No. of Persons affected. 1 1 6 36 61 246 It is not desirable to publish names of the person who are being protected, as it would tend to add to their unpopularity.
The following extra police are now employed owing to disturbance in the coun- 2385W ties naked: Clare, 56; Galway E.R., 128; Galway W.R., 64; Mayo, 21; Roscommon, 15. There are also additional men employed at present in certain counties in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.