asked the Minister for Defence whether he is aware that Joseph Ennis, Cloncurry, Enfield, Co. Kildare, whose bicycle was retained by the Military when he was arrested on 20th July, 1922, and who was released on the 11th October, 1923, from Gormanstown, has not yet received it; further, if the bicycle be not returned, whether compensation will be granted to Ennis, who values his bicycle at £12 10s. 0d.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - INTERNEE'S BICYCLE.
It appears that the bicycle retained by the military authorities on the occasion of the arrest of Joseph Ennis, Cloncurry, Enfield, Co. Kildare, on 20th July, 1923, was not his property, and that he was unable at the time to give a satisfactory explanation as to how it came into his possession. In the circumstances a claim in the matter from Ennis cannot be entertained.