§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDY (Cavan, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state for how many years back there is a record of samples taken under the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act in Cavan; for how many counties are similar records kept; what steps are taken to secure that the results? of analysis are scientifically accurate; and will he say, of the 680 samples submitted in Cavan in 1907, how many were analysed by the public analyst, and how many by deputy.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Local Government Board inform me that they are satisfied as to the qualifications of the analyst for County Cavan. There is no official information as to the other matters referred to in the Question.