asked the Minister for Health whether he has reconsidered the claim submitted for substantially higher wage rates for the farm workers employed by the Portrane Mental Hospital, County Dublin.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Portrane Farm Workers' Wages.
There has been no material alteration in the position since my reply to the Deputy of the 2nd June, 1948. As I informed the Deputy on that occasion, I did not feel justified in accepting the proposals then put forward. Further representations have since been made to me and I am prepared to reconsider the matter in the light of them.