§ DR. THOMPSONTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state what steps have been taken by the County Councils to establish a sanatorium for consumptive patients in each Irish county.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) So far as the Local Government Board is aware no definite action has yet been taken by any County Council to establish a sanatorium for consumptive patients. Some preliminary steps to this end have been taken by the Belfast Corporation, and the Cork Branch of the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis are urging upon the local authorities the necessity for taking action in the matter.