asked the Minister for Defence whether he has made any further inquiries regarding the application for and refusal of the loan of rifles for the commemoration parade at Kilbannon on Easter Sunday; if he can now give the names of the individuals who made verbal application to the N.C.O. in charge of the F.C.A. at Tuam prior to the written application being made; and, further, if he will state the nature of the inquiries made by the officer commanding the command prior to the refusal, or whether the N.C.O. referred to above was consulted at any time.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Commemoration Parade: Loan of Rifles.
The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative.
I dealt with this matter fully in my reply to the Deputy's previous question and I do not propose to go further into it now.
In view of the unsatisfactory nature of the Minister's reply, I propose to raise this question on the Adjournment.
At half-past eleven.