Carlow District Lunatic Asylum
Mr. Engledew
Kildare, N.: I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state the number of
attendants, male and female, that have left the Carlow
District Lunatic Asylum since 1st January, 1894, with the
length of service in each case, and if the numbers prove
excessive as compared for the same period with other Irish
asylums; and whether he will, in the interest of the
patients and the good management of the institution, direct
an inquiry to be made into the cause or reason for so many
servants and attendants leaving this institution?
The chief secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Mr.
Gerald W. Balfour, Leeds, Central : The number of
attendants, male and female, who have left the Carlow Asylum
since the 1st January, 1894, is 55, of whom 43 resigned, 6
were dismissed, and 6 were superannuated. Of the 49
attendants who resigned, 27 had less than one year's
service, and the remaining 22 were employed for periods
varying from one to eight years. The retirements in the case
of male attendants do not seem to have been excessive when
compared for the same period with other asylums, but the
changes that have taken place in the female staff would
appear to have been unusually frequent. I have asked the
inspectors of lunatics, on the occasion of their next visit
to the Carlow Asylum, to inquire and report whether there is
any special reason for dissatisfaction on the part of the
subordinate staff of this establishment.
Mr. Engledew:
I hope the right honourable Gentleman will make further
inquiries into this matter
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