HC Deb 03 March 1899 vol 67 cc1227-8
MR. THOMAS B. CURRAN (Donegal, N.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if his attention has been called to the fact that in the election of district councillors for the Gleneely electoral division, Innishowen Union, county Donegal, the polling for the said division, according to regulations issued by the Local Government Board, is to take place at the town of Culdaff, and, as this will necessitate a walk of seven or eight miles on some of the voters in that division, will he cause arrangements to be made so that the polling will take place at Dristeran School House, which is in the centre of the division, and convenient to everybody?

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

The Local Government Board have made no regulations fixing polling stations, for county electoral divisions. The polling stations will be arranged by the Returning Officer of the county when he has ascertained the number of contests which will take place for district and county councillors in each division. I shall, however, cause the suggestion of the honourable Member, as contained in the Question, to be communicated to the Returning Officer for his consideration.