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Dáil Éireann - Volume 69 - 20 October, 1937 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Site of Longford Hospital. General MacEoin General MacEoin 386 General MacEoin asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state what is the present position in connection with the proposed new hospital for Longford; if he has given approval to the board of health's proposal for a site; if he has [386] made any request to the Minister for Defence for the acquisition of the barracks in Longford; if he will state why he refused to sanction the price offered by the board of health to the Protestant Church Body for their lands; and if he is aware that the price offered is a reasonable one, and that the house and buildings thereon are good value for the money offered, without considering the value of the land; and if he is aware that £150 per acre has been paid at Longford for land for the grazing of cows. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health (Dr. Ward) Francis Constantine (Dr.) Ward Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health (Dr. Ward): As regards the first and second parts of the question, I understand that the acquistion of a suitable site is at present engaging the attention of the local authority. As regards the third part of the question, no request has been made by me to the Minister for Defence in respect of the acquisition of the site of the military barracks at Longford. As regards the fourth and fifth parts of the question, the price offered by the local authority for the lands was not approved for the reason that it was considered excessive. General MacEoin General MacEoin General MacEoin: Arising out of the reply, can the Parliamentary Secretary say by whom the price was considered excessive? Is he aware, as outlined in the latter part of the question, that land was purchased at £150 an acre in an adjoining district for grazing purposes? Dr. Ward Dr. Ward Dr. Ward: I am not aware of the price of land in the neighbourhood. I have no personal knowledge of it, but the Department of Valuation advised us that the price proposed for the hospital site was excessive. General MacEoin General MacEoin General MacEoin: Does not the answer of the Parliamentary Secretary mean that there is a deadlock? As the Department will not agree to the price, does not that mean that the land cannot be got, and that we are not going to get an hospital in Longford? Is the Minister aware of the great necessity for an hospital in Longford? Dr. Ward Dr. Ward Dr. Ward: Quite. General MacEoin General MacEoin 387 [387] General MacEoin: The difference between the price is going to delay matters. Dr. Ward Dr. Ward Dr. Ward: There is scope here for the local Deputies. Dáil Éireann 69 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Site of Longford Hospital. Questions 19371020
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