asked the Minister for Justice if he will state whether the persons who sprinkled with petrol and burned a dancing floor belonging to the Strokestown Branch of the League of Youth on the night of the 31st August last, have been identified and convicted.
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asked the Minister for Justice if he will state whether any of the masked and armed men who forcibly entered the house of Mr. Timothy Murphy, Bedford, Listowel, about 2.30 a.m. on Saturday, 21st July, have been identified and convicted, and if he will state whether any of the arms carried by the party have been traced and taken possession of by the police.
asked the Minister for Justice if he will state whether the persons who destroyed a dancing platform at Donaghmore on the night of the 1st July last, damaged the roofs of neighbouring houses and forcibly entered the homes of some members of the League of Youth, have been identified and convicted of the offence.
asked the Minister for Justice if he will state whether the person who carried out the armed robbery on the Post Office at Claddaghduff, near Clifden, County Galway, on the 16th March last, has yet been identified and convicted; and whether the arms carried on this occasion have been traced and taken possession of by the police.
asked the Minister for Justice if he will state whether the persons who, armed with rifles, maliciously burned Cornafean Hall, near Arva, in May last, have been identified and convicted; and, if so, if he will state the sentences imposed and whether the arms carried on the occasion have been traced and taken possession of by the police.
asked the Minister for Justice if he will state whether the persons who maliciously destroyed a concrete dance platform at Tucusheens, Kilpatrick, Bandon, in May last, have been identified and convicted; and, if so, if he will state what sentences have been imposed.
asked the Minister for Justice if he will state whether the persons who made an armed attack on a number of persons in Cliffoney, County Sligo, on the night of the 28th-29th April last, causing serious bodily injury, have been identified and convicted; and, if so, if he will state the punishment imposed and if the arms carried on that occasion have been traced and taken possession of by the police.
asked the Minister for Justice if he will state whether the persons who maliciously destroyed by fire a dancing platform at Killarney, Thomastown, County Kilkenny, in May last have yet been identified and charged.
asked the Minister for Justice whether any of the armed and masked men who, on the 8th September last, at Carlaheen Cross, forcibly seized and burned a motor van conveying copies of the Cork Examiner to Tralee, have been identified and convicted, and whether any of the arms then carried have been recovered by the police.
I propose to answer Questions 20 to 28 together. I have nothing to add to the replies which I gave on various dates to the previous questions which have been asked by the Deputy upon the same matters.
Am I to understand then that nothing has transpired in these cases, no arrest made and no identification and nothing done to take possession of the arms used on these occasions?
Everything possible has been done to try to bring these people to justice.
Is it the position that the Minister's policy is to do the Birrell towards the armed forces of disorder in this country while he acts the Balfour towards political opponents?
Is that spontaneous?