§ COLONEL KING-HARMANasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether Dr. P. L. O'Neill, medical officer of the Athy Union, is the same gentleman who was for some time president of the local Land League; whether a warrant was issued for his arrest under the Crimes Act; whether he is now Coroner of the Queen's County; and, whether, having regard to his duties in that capacity and his political antecedents, the Local Government Board will maintain him in the office of a medical officer under that Board?
§ MR. TREVELYANI am informed, Sir, that Dr. O'Neill was Vice President of the local branch of the Land League at Athy. I cannot ascertain that any warrant was ever issued for his arrest under the Crimes Act. He has been medical officer of the union since 1874; 1866 but the fact that he has lately been appointed coroner for the county of Kildare—not Queen's County, as stated—has only now been brought to the notice of the Local Government Board. His political antecedents would not warrant the Board in removing him from his office under them, but the question whether they should object to his continuing to hold the two offices is under consideration. It is a case exactly similar to that of Dr. Parke, of Newtownards, which was brought under my notice some time ago.
§ MR. SEXTONDr. Parke holds two offices in the same district, while Dr. O'Neill holds two offices in different counties.
§ MR. TREVELYANIn Dr. O'Neill's ease the two districts are in the same county.
§ COLONEL KING-HARMANIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that Dr. O'Neill had sufficient leisure to preside at a Land League meeting on Sunday last?
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