§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDE (Wexford, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he is aware that the Poisons and Pharmacy Bill does not apply to Ireland; if he is aware that this Bill gives power to county councils in England and Scotland to issue licences to traders other than chemists to sell such articles as sheep dips, weed killers, and other poisonous substances commonly used by farmers; and if he will see to it that the Bill is extended to Ireland, in view of the fact that the necessity for relaxation of the restrictions imposed by the Act of 1868 is far greater in Ireland than in Great Britain.
(Answered by Mr. T. W. Russell.) The Joint Committee has, at my instance, inserted a clause for the application of this Bill to Ireland.