asked the Minister for Local Government whether the appointment of Inspectors under the Food and Drugs Act rests solely with the County Councils, or whether such appointments require his sanction; whether he proposes to compel County Councils to appoint members of the Gárda Síochána as Inspectors by withholding his sanction to the appointment of any other person by a County Council; and, if not, what is the reason for refusing sanction to the appointment proposed to be made by the Louth County Council.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - FOOD AND DRUGS ACT
TOMAS MacEOIN
(replied): County Councils have no power of appointment of Inspectors specially for the purposes of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. The law on the matter is in Section 13 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1875, as to which I have been advised that the duties must be assigned to a police officer and also that the sanction of the Minister for Local Government is not required. Members of the Gárda Síochána are being specially instructed in these duties.