§ DR. TANNER (Cork Co., Mid)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, What were the number of Protestant inmates of the Macroom Union in the past 12 months; and, whether it is true that the Protestant chaplain receives £10 per annum for ministering to the religious wants of one poor old woman?
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet)(who replied) said: There were now two Protestant inmates of the Macroom Union, and that number has not been exceeded during last year. The salary of the Protestant chaplain is £10; and the duties of the chaplain are not confined 1356 to the workhouse, but he has to visit any Protestant patients who may be temporarily admitted into the workhouse hospital.
§ DR. TANNERMay I ask, as there are only two Protestant persons in the Macroom Union, how there can be any extra attention to any other Protestant persons?
§ COLONEL KING-HARMANThere are only two persons on the regular number of inmates in the Union; but it may be possible that persons may be brought into the workhouse hospital as temporary inmates.