§ Mr. HACKETTasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) when the Department will contract the scheduled area in county Tipperary; whether the fair of Thurles can be held on the 5th proximo and the fair of Templemore on the 17th proximo; and whether he can state the dates of the last outbreaks of disease in the county Tipperary?
§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELLI regret I cannot at present state when the Tipperary scheduled district will be contracted. The situation has altered adversely owing to an outbreak of the disease having been confirmed on 26th instant at Finnahy, near Upperchurch, a locality about eight miles from Thurles and much the same distance from Templemore. In the circumstances it is not practicable to hold out hope that fairs can take place at Thurles and Templemore on the dates named. The last two preceding outbreaks in the county were confirmed on 10th and 7th instant, respectively.