§ Sir JOHN LONSDALEasked what is the number of medical officers, dispensary and workhouse, in the Poor Law service in Ireland who are aged sixty-five years and upwards; and whether, having regard to the additional work, entailing severe physical exertion, which will devolve upon dispensary medical officers under the provisions of the National Insurance Bill, it is intended to frame proposals for the superannuation of those officials who have passed the age of sixty-five?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe information desired is not directly available, and could only be obtained by searching through the original appointment of all the medical officers in Ireland. A clause respecting superannuation of dispensary medical officers would hardly be germane to the National Insurance Bill.