§ MR. EDWARD MITCHELL (Fermanagh, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the sanitary and sewerage condition of Derrygonnelly, county Fermanagh, is in a dangerous condition to the health of the inhabitants, and that the medical and sanitary officers for the district have reported on the insanitary state of the village, and brought the matter to the notice of the Local Government Board; and, if so, if he will direct that immediate steps be taken to remedy this state of affairs.
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. WYNDHAM,) Dover.The defective sanitary condition of Derrygonnelly has engaged the attention of the Board, who have urged the rural district council to proceed with the necessary sewerage works, but so far without effect. Section 15 of the Public Health Act, 1896, provides, however, that where a formal complaint is made to the Board that the sanitary authority has made default in this respect, the Board if satisfied, after due inquiry, that such default has been established, shall enforce the performance of its duty by the local authority. The attention of the council has been drawn to this enactment.