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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 28 Nov 1922

Vol. 1 No. 31

CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. - OUTRAGES AT DALKEY.

To ask the Minister for Defence, in view of the fact that a series of outrages on life and property are continually occurring at Dalkey and have repeatedly occurred since I last drew attention to this matter, why it is that the persons responsible, who are well known to residents in the locality, have not been apprehended.

Since the Deputy last drew attention to this matter on the 18th October, there have been three serious cases of Irregular activities in the area; the raid on the Mails at Dalkey on the 7th instant, the Mails being recovered by our troops on the 8th, the ambush at Dalkey on the 13th, and the train held up at Stillorgan on the 21st. Should the Deputy desire I can give him information privately that will convince him that the area is being adequately looked after. It is a fact that the persons responsible for the outrages in the district are well known. They do not, however, live at home. The complaint is, however, made, that our troops do not get the local assistance in keeping track of those people that they would expect to get. A little local assistance in following up the movements of those people would enable us to rid the area of them in a very short time.

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