asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he is aware that the County Manager, County Waterford, has requested sanction for the installation of a telephone in the Presbytery, Dungarvan, to ensure the speedy delivery of urgent messages from the county home and district hospital; and, if so, if he will state if he is prepared to accede to the county manager's request.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Telephone for Dungarvan Presbytery.
The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. Regarding the second part of the question, I am not prepared to approve of the proposal as I do not consider that the expenditure should be a charge on public funds.
Is the Parliamentary Secretary aware that the county home is a considerable distance from the Presbytery in Dungarvan——
About half a mile.
——and that very often at night inmates of the county home are sent to the Presbytery in case of a sick call? I should like to ask who will be responsible should anything occur to any person during that particular period at night as a result of an accident—is it the board, or who will be responsible?
I am afraid that is a separate question.
At the same time, it arises.
Not out of my reply.