asked the Minister for Home Affairs whether he has any information to give as to the kidnapping of an old lady, Mrs. Crowe, Moyresk, Ennis, on the 23rd ultimo, by armed men; whether her place of detention is known to the authorities; whether any arrests have been made in connection with the outrage, and if so, whether it is intended to bring them to trial; further, to ask whether, in view of the gravity of the outrage, it is proposed to take special precautions to meet this form of crime.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - ENNIS LADY KIDNAPPED.
Mr. O'HIGGINS
Mrs. Crowe, of Moyresk, Ennis, was kidnapped by masked men on the morning of the 24th ultimo, and released on Saturday night, the 29th idem. No arrests have yet been made. As police inquiries are proceeding, it is not considered desirable to state the action which it is intended to take in this case.
Is the Minister for Home Affairs aware that this lady was held to ransom for a sum of something like £200?
Mr. O'HIGGINS
I am aware that an offer or intimation to that effect was made to some solicitor. I think that it is not in the public interest that I should make any fuller statement on the matter than I have made.