§ MR. MACALEESE (Monaghan, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is he aware that dissatisfaction exists among the inhabitants of Clones with the quality of the water supplied to that town; and can he say when a report upon the condition of the filter beds of this supply was received from the sanitary officer; and will he instruct the Local Government Board to send an inspector to Clones to report upon this matter, so that all apprehension as to the purity of the water may be allayed.
§ MR. G. W. BALFOURNo representations have been made to the Local Government Board as to the quality of the Clones water supply, and the Board are unable to say when a report upon the condition of the filter beds was received from the sanitary officer. The medical inspector of the Board has been directed to make special inquiries into the matter on the occasion of his next visit to Clones.