§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that for a period now extending into the fifth year the Veterinary Branch of the Department of Agriculture has been worked from Touche's Section of Dublin Castle; and seeing that this is the only administrative branch of the Department which remains segregated from the Department's own offices in Merrion Street, whilst other administrative bodies more recently transferred have been accommodated in Merrion Street, whether he can say when practical effect will be given, with a view to the due supervision of that branch, to the provisions requiring the transfer to the Agricultural Department of the veterinary powers of the Castle authorities as contemplated by Act of Parliament.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThere is no accommodation in Merrion Street for the Veterinary Branch of the Department. The provisions of the Acts of Parliament transferring the powers of the Veterinary Department of the Privy Council to the Agricultural Department have been duly carried out, and there is no difficulty of supervision such as suggested in the Question.