asked the Minister for Justice whether he is aware that John J. Coakley, Manch, Ballineen, was arrested and detained at Clonakilty on February 2nd for some days; and further to ask the Minister whether any charge was preferred against him; and under what statutory authority the arrest was made.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Incidents in County Cork and County Limerick.
asked the Minister for Justice whether he is aware that Geoffrey Wycherley, of Rosscarbery, was arrested and detained at Clonakilty on January 30th; and further to ask the Minister whether any charge was preferred against him and under what statutory authority the arrest was made.
asked the Minister for Justice whether he is aware that William E. O'Driscoll, the Glueyard, Bandon, was arrested and detained at Bandon on the 2nd February and released after some time; and further to ask the Minister whether any charge was preferred against him and under what statutory authority the arrest was made.
asked the Minister for Justice if he will state whether he is aware that on the 30th September last a body of armed men opened fire on the hall at Kilfinnane during the progress of a dance; on the 1st November last Patrick Creed's house was fired into; on the 20th January a body of men drilled publicly at Ballinlina, Kilfinnane, carrying arms and firing several rifle shots; and that recently the houses of Mrs. Condon, Ballinanama; Miss Hayes, Ardpatrick; the Ardpatrick Co-operative Creamery and the Darragh Creamery have been broken into and robbed; and if he is aware that in none of these cases have the persons guilty of the offences been charged by the police; and if he will state whether he has caused inquiries to be made into the circumstances existing in the Kilfinnane area with a view to the making of more effective provision to protect the community there from outrages such as these and to punish those who have been guilty of them.
I propose to take together Questions 1 to 4 inclusive. I did not receive sufficient notice to enable me to make the necessary inquiries from the police. Perhaps the Deputies will repeat their questions at a future date.