asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state (a) the terms of the appointment of the veterinary inspector to the Dun Laoghaire Coastal Borough and the salary attaching thereto; (b) the nature of the additional duties attaching to his appointment, and the additional salary, if any, thereto; and (c) if he will state what portion of his duties covers the work ordinarily done by a sanitary officer, or the supervising of the work of sub-sanitary officers.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - A Dun Laoghaire Appointment.
The answer is a long one and will be circulated in the Official Report.
The following is the answers:—
(a) The Veterinary Inspector is to give whole-time service and to carry out all duties arising in connection with the supervision of the meat and milk supplies in Dun Laoghaire Borough as set out in the Sanitary (Veterinary Inspectors) Order, 1909, and the Public Health (Veterinary Inspection) Order, 1929, together with any duties which have heretofore been performed by him or may be assigned to him, with the consent of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health. Remuneration, including remuneration for additional duties, £500 per annum.
(b) The additional work entrusted to the Veterinary Inspector comprises the following:—
(1) Duties in former Dun Laoghaire Urban District under the Public Health (Veterinary Inspection) Order, 1929, dealing with ante-mortem and post-mortem examination of animals the flesh of which is intended for human food, and with inspection and stamping of meat intended for human consumption when by-laws for latter purpose are made.
(2) In former Blackrock and Dalkey Urban Districts all duties under above-mentioned Order of 1929 and in relation to inspection of other articles of food under Section 132 of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878.
(3) In former Killiney and Ballybrack Urban District all duties under the Sanitary (Veterinary Inspection) Order, 1909, and the Public Health (Veterinary Inspection) Order, 1929, and in relation to inspection of other articles of food under Section 132 of Public Health (Ireland) Act of 1878.
The additional remuneration, included in the salary of £500, is £220 per annum.
(c) The Veterinary Inspector is a sanitary officer of the Sanitary Authority for the purposes of Section 132 of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, which relates to inspection of meat and other commodities exposed for sale or in preparation for sale, and he is also to carry out inspection of slaughter-houses and general meat inspection in pursuance of Section 22 of the Local Government Act, 1925. He is to supervise the work of the sanitary sub-officers in so far as their duties relate to the supervision of the supplies of meat, milk and other foods.