§ Mr. NEWMANasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that a Notice of Motion was handed in by Mr. Lenihan, of Castleisland, at a meeting of the Tralee Rural District Council, stating that he would move in February, 1913, that the giving of intoxicating liquor, among members of the board and council in the board room or the precincts of same by applicants seeking positions under the guardians of rural council, or officials applying for increases of salary, be prohibited; what was the result of this motion and the number of members who voted for and against the same, and the exact date on which the motion was handed in and the date on which the motion was considered; whether the attention of the Local Government Board has been called to the matter; and, if so, with what result?
§ Mr. BIRRELLA motion to the effect stated in the question was handed in by Mr. Lenihan at the council's meeting on the 8th February, 1913. The motion was considered at a meeting on the 22nd February, when six members voted in favour of it and forty-three against it. The matter is not one which called for any intervention on the part of the Local Government Board.