asked the Minister for Local Government whether the clerical staff in the offices of county medical officers are under the direction and/or supervision of the county medical officers when such staff are engaged in the performance of duties relating to health services, the supervision and efficient operation of which are among the statutory responsibilities of the county medical officers to their health authorities.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Health Services.
Section 20 of the County Management Act, 1940, provides that the officers of a county council shall perform their duties in accordance with such directions as the county manager may from time to time give, either generally or in regard to the performance of any particular duty, or any particular class or classes of duties, or in regard to the performance of any such duty by any particular officer, and the county manager shall have and exercise control and full supervision of and over such officers, and any and every act or thing done or to be done by them in their capacity as officers of the county council. Arrangements for the direction and supervision of all staffs, including clerical staffs, of county councils are, therefore, matters for determination by the managers.