asked the Minister for Home Affairs whether he is aware that very considerable inconvenience is being caused to the residents of the north side of the city, and to the people of Dublin generally, by the practice that has grown up of late of allowing the tram service to be held up during the progress of meetings in O'Connell Street, and whether he will issue instructions that no such meetings be allowed in future without a permit from the Chief Commissioner of the D.M.P.

My attention has been called to the inconvenience caused by the dislocation of traffic during the progress of public meetings in O'Connell Street, and I hope shortly to introduce legislation which will enable police regulations to be made governing public assemblies.