§ MR. DALYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that an election of medical officer for the fever hospital of Carrickmacross will take place on the 27th inst., and that the County Council of Monaghan will have to contribute about two-thirds of the funds to maintain the fever hospital of Carrickmacross, although they have not any representation on the committee of the fever hospital of Carrickmacross; and whether he will prevent the election of a doctor to the institution mentioned until the County Council have a voice in the selection.
§ MR. G. W. BALFOURThe Local Government Board are not yet in possession of sufficient information to enable me to reply to the second portion of the first paragraph. The Board, however, have already written to the secretary of the hospital stating that they consider that no permanent appointment should be made to the vacant office of medical officer until the constitution of the governing body under Section 15 of the Local Government Act has been determined, and the newly appointed committee have taken over the management of the hospital. The Board also stated that they thought that temporary arrangements could be made for the performance of the medical officer's duties pending a permanent appointment.
§ MR. DALYSeeing that the meeting is fixed for the 27th inst., will the right hon. Gentleman see that the appointment is not permitted to be made? Will the right hon. Gentleman direct the Local Government Board to take action accordingly?
§ MR. G. W. BALFOURI am not quite certain the Local Government Board have any power to do so, but I will inquire.