§ Mr. ARCHDALEasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he will say what provision is made in Sligo gaol for prisoners and warders who belong to the Church of Ireland to attend the services of their church?
§ Mr. DUKEWhere, as in Sligo, the daily average number of prisoners belonging to the Church of Ireland has fallen under three for the three years preceding the date of a vacancy in the chaplaincy, payment is made to a local clergyman for a weekly visit while there are one or more prisoners of the denomination in custody. When services are held by such clergyman the warders belonging to that denomination can attend, and the governor has made arrangements by which such warders can attend the services of their church outside the prison on two out of three Sundays. On the third Sunday special permission has been granted on any occasion on which they desired to attend morning service.