asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture if he can state the total amount expended from 1st April, 1916, to 31st March, 1926, on the repair and maintenance of embankments and the drains connected therewith in each of the Counties of Clare, Limerick, Kerry, Kilkenny, and Waterford, the amount to include the expenditure from (a) Income of Trust Funds provided on the sale of estates under the Land Acts; (b) from the capital of such Trust Funds; (c) from moneys provided by the vendors of estates for immediate expenditure on embankments work; (d) from moneys provided by his Department, and (e) from Reconstruction Funds; and whether he can also state the capital value of the Trust Funds for each of the counties mentioned.

As it will take some time to collect the information asked for, I must ask the Deputy to give me another week.