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Dáil Éireann - Volume 36 - 19 November, 1930 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Turf Scarcity. Séamus Moore Séamus Moore Séamus Moore asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health whether his Department has considered the situation arising from the inability of a large number of families in country districts to harvest their turf, owing to bad weather; and the consequent scarcity of fuel, causing much suffering to poor people; and whether it is proposed to take any action to relieve the situation. General Mulcahy General Mulcahy General Mulcahy: I have not received any representations on this subject. Mr. Moore Mr. Moore Mr. Moore: Does the Minister not think that the matter is important enough for inquiry? General Mulcahy General Mulcahy General Mulcahy: There are a number of matters that are important enough for inquiry, but I do not feel called upon to initiate inquiries with regard to them. Mr. Lemass Mr. Lemass Mr. Lemass: Is this one of them? General Mulcahy General Mulcahy General Mulcahy: Surely. Mr. Moore Mr. Moore Mr. Moore: Is it the duty of county medical officers of health to report on such matters as that? General Mulcahy General Mulcahy General Mulcahy: The Deputy puts down a question with regard to an alleged shortage of turf in the country. If there is a shortage of turf in the country the people primarily responsible for drawing attention to it are those suffering from that shortage. Mr. Little Mr. Little Mr. Little: And their representatives. General Mulcahy General Mulcahy General Mulcahy: And their representatives. Mr. Moore Mr. Moore 26 Mr. Moore: This is the voice of a [26] considerable number of them, and yet the Minister says he has got no representation. General Mulcahy General Mulcahy General Mulcahy: If the Deputy calls it making representations to the Minister for Local Government that a shortage of turf exists in the country by simply putting down a question asking if I know that it exists, I consider it very inadequate representation. If the Deputy or any other Deputy has any information at his disposal that would show that a shortage of turf in the country is likely to cause hardship to the people, without admitting that the Department of Local Government has any responsibility in the matter, I would be glad to receive statistics or other particulars about it. Mr. Moore Mr. Moore Mr. Moore: Surely the Minister admits that this is a notification to him? General Mulcahy General Mulcahy General Mulcahy: No. Mr. Moore Mr. Moore Mr. Moore: He does not? General Mulcahy General Mulcahy General Mulcahy: No. Mr. Moore Mr. Moore Mr. Moore: That is rather curious. I do not know what the purpose of questions is at all. Dáil Éireann 36 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Turf Scarcity. Questions 19301119
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