asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state (1) whether an inspector of his Department reported on the housing scheme for Cahir, County Tipperary; and, if so, what was the nature of such report and what is the present position in the matter; and (2) whether a site has yet been procured for the proposed Tuberculosis Hospital in Cahir; and, if so, if he can state when building operations will commence.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Tipperary Housing Scheme.
An inspector of the Department has not yet visited the sites for the proposed Housing Scheme for Cahir. The Commissioner administering the affairs of the Tipperary (South Riding) Board of Health and Public Assistance submitted on the 30th ultimo a Compulsory Purchase Order for the acquisition of sites for the building of labourers' cottages. The Order includes sites for the 16 houses in the town of Cahir and seven houses near the town. A public local inquiry as to the propriety of confirming this Order will be ordered as soon as the statutory period for lodging objections against the Order has expired. The sites will be inspected subsequent to the inquiry. A site has been selected at Cahir military barracks and the question of its acquisition is receiving attention.