HC Deb 27 July 1885 vol 300 c57
MR. T. D. SULLIVAN

asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Is it the usual course to appoint the medical officer of a dispensary district as medical adviser to the Police; and, is it the intention of the Inspector General of Police in Ireland to separate the appointments in the case of Castle-pollard and Coole districts?

THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Sir WILLIAM HART DYKE)

There is no rule on the subject; but it often happens that the dispensary doctor is the most suitable candidate for appointment as medical officer to the Constabulary, and when this is so he is appointed. The Inspector General cannot decide what course to adopt in the case of Castlepollard and Coole districts, as no appointment has yet been made to the dispensaries there.