asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state the number of cases in which holders of offices, under local authorities, have been permitted by him, since 1st January, 1933, to perform the duties of such office through a deputy for reasons other than the illness of the office holder; the offices so held; the name of the office holder; and the total period for which the duties of the office were performed by a deputy.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Local Officers' Deputies.
The answer is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the Ceann Comhairle's permission, will be circulated with the Official Report.
I should like to point out that the term "deputy" has in this connection a very narrow connotation. It refers only to deputies appointed under Article 17 of the Dispensary and Vaccination (Rules and Regulations). Order, 1934, and under Article 10 of the Local Government (Officers) Regulations, 1943. The duties of officers of local authorities are, in a number of instances, performed not by deputy, but by substitute. I should also make it clear that my permission is not required in all cases where an officer of a local authority wishes to act through a deputy. The manager may from time to time, without reference to me, authorise a medical officer of a hospital or of a dispensary district to perform his duties through a deputy.
Following is the statement:—
Since 1st January, 1933, I have permitted the following officers to perform the duties of their office through a deputy:—
|
Office held |
Officer |
Date or period of sanction and circumstances |
|
M.O. Tullyvin D.Dt., Co. Cavan. |
Dr. J.J. O'Reilly. |
6/9/35 to 14/6/37. Absence from duty while attending An Dáil. |
|
M.O. Monaghan D.D. |
Dr. F.C. Ward. |
11/12/35 to date. Absence owing to duties as Parliamentary Secretary. |
|
M.O. Fenagh and Myshall D.Dt. |
Dr. F.Humphreys. |
16/11/1937. While absent attending An Dáil. |
|
M.O. Aclare D.Dt., Co. Sligo. |
Dr. M. Brennan. |
3/8/1938. Absence from duty while attending An Dáil. |
|
M.O. Cootehill D.Dt., Co. Cavan. |
Dr. P. Carney. |
14/2/1940. Called up for military service by British War Office. Resumed duty 1945. |
|
M.O.New Ross D.Dt., Co. Wexford. |
Dr. A.C. Kissane. |
17/10/1944 to date. Residing in Dublin because of her husband's duties as Parliamentary Secretary. |
|
Assistant M.O., Mullingar Mental Hospital. |
Dr. M.B. O'Higgins. |
7/9/1941 to 19/12/1941 for special postgraduate study. |
|
Nurse, Co. Surgical Hospital, Cavan. |
Nurse M.R. FitzPatrick. |
1/9/1945 to 14/11/1946 for service with Irish Red Cross Unit in France. |
|
Nurse, Co. Hospital, Castlebar. |
Nurse A. McNeela. |
6 months for service with Irish Red Cross Unit in France. Sanctioned 17/7/1945. |
|
Do. do. |
Nurse B.Fahy. |
Do. |
|
Nurse, Fever Hospital, An Uaimh. |
Nurse E. Dunne. |
18/8/1945 to 15/8/1946 for service with Irish Red Cross Unit in France. |
|
Nurse, Co. Hospital, Cashel. |
Nurse B. O'Rahilly. |
1/8/1945 to 1/8/1946 for service with Irish Red Cross Unit in France. |
|
Nurse, Co. Hospital, Tullamore. |
Nurse C. Coughlan. |
12 months for service with U.N.R.R.A. Sanctioned 31/8/45. |
|
Nurse, Nenagh Hospital. |
Nurse Margt. O'Doherty. |
Do. |
|
Deputy Charge Nurse, Letterkenny Mental Hospital. |
Nurse M.K. Harvey. |
July, 1945, for 1 month to nurse a relative. |