§ Mr. MAURICE HEALYasked the Postmaster-General what position the unestablished officers of the engineering department of the Post Office in Ireland will occupy in the event of the Government of Ireland Bill becoming law; whether the rights which they enjoy at present will still exist; whether the passing of the measure referred to will make any difference in the employment of Royal Engineers on engineering work in Ireland; and whether the control of the Royal Engineers employed in Ireland will be in the hands of the proposed Irish Government or of the Imperial Government?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELunder Clause 33 of the Bill unestablished officers814W of the Post Office will continue to hold their offices by the same tenure and upon the same terms and conditions as previously. No decision has yet been arrived at with regard to the employment of Royal Engineers on engineering work in Ireland. This is a question which it would be premature to settle before the Bill has passed.