asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health whether he has received certain recommendations passed by a majority of the Cork County Council some months ago in favour of making the Cork County Home, situated in Cork City, a central institution for the poor of the county, and certain other proposals involving the partial closing down of the Central Hospital of the County, whether he is aware that such proposals would involve great hardship for the poor in the remote districts of West Cork, and whether under the circumstances he proposes to give sanction to such proposals.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - CORK COUNTY HOME.
Certain recommendations have been received by me in this matter but I have not yet been able to give them such consideration as would enable me to come to definite conclusions.
May I ask the Minister, in view of the fact that certain proposals for the better treatment of the poor of the area, involving the repair of the institutions concerned, have been held up pending the decision on this matter, would he undertake to have a decision come to as quickly as possible?
The recommendations are so important that I would like to give them full consideration and shall see that there is no unnecessary or avoidable delay in giving them that consideration.