§ Mr. NEWMANasked the Chief Secretary whether, in view of the extra duties that will fall on medical officers of health in the event of the National Insurance Act being brought into operation, and the desirability that each religious denomination should be fairly represented among such medical officers, he will state the present number of Catholic and Protestant health officers, respectively, serving under the North and South Dublin boards of guardians, and the date of the most recent Protestant and Catholic appointment to the position of medical officer made by both boards in question?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI have no information as to the religions of the various medical officers of health of the North and South Dublin Boards of Guardians. The information might possibly, no doubt, be obtained from these bodies, but I feel that any inquiries on the subject would be resented by them as being too inquisitorial.