§ MR. FLYNN (Cork, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if his attention has been called to the proceedings at the Lismore Board of Guardians on the 8th instant; whether he is aware that the gentleman appointed to the post of Veterinary Inspector to the Union is already Inspector to three other Unions—namely, Dungarvan, Kilmacthomas, and Youghal; and, if so, will the Privy Council sanction the appointment of this gentleman; and is he aware that a large number of ratepayers waited on the Board of Guardians requesting that the Inspector appointed should reside in Lismore, and if, under these circumstances, the Local Government Board will communicate with the Guardians in reference to this request of the ratepayers?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. J. MORLEY,) Newcastle-upon-TyneThe Veterinary Department of the Privy Council has not received any official communication relative to the appointment of a Veterinary Inspector for the Lismore Union, but it is believed that the gentleman elected by the Guardians to the office is also Inspector for the three other Unions named. The appointment is subject, however, to the approval of the Lord Lieutenant, and all the facts connected with it, including the question of residence, will be considered before the appointment is confirmed. The Local Government Board have no jurisdiction in the matter.