HC Deb 02 August 1900 vol 87 c442
MR. SHEEHY (Galway, S.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether any steps have been taken by the Local Government Board or other authority in preventing injury and desecration of the graveyards in the Arran Islands, Galway, by the grazing of cattle in those places; and if he will state how often within the last twelve months the sanitary inspector has visited these islands for the purpose of inspection.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. G. W. Balfour,) Leeds, Central

As already pointed out by me in answer to a previous question of the hon. Member, the matter referred to is entirely one for the local authority to deal with. I understand that the rural district council at their meeting held on Saturday last decided to appoint a caretaker of the burial ground. If the second paragraph refers to the sub-sanitary officer or medical officer of health, I can only say that both of these officials reside on the islands.