asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture if licences for the importation of bacon and pig carcases into the Saorstát are issued by his Department, and, if so, what are the conditions governing importation, what is the number and quality of bacon and pork carcases imported within the last six months, and the countries of origin; and whether any steps have been taken to ensure that these commodities have been sold as the produce of their countries of origin, and if any prosecutions have been instituted in this regard.

Owing to the short notice received, I would ask the Deputy to be good enough to repeat this question next week.