asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a resolution from Cavan County Council requesting that the bog roads of the county be put into repair; and if he will say whether he proposes to have this work undertaken during the winter months.

A copy of the resolution referred to has been received. In the programme of schemes sanctioned from the current year's Employment Scheme Vote for the relief of unemployment in rural areas in County Cavan, preference has been given where possible to bog road works. Arrangements have also been made to provide out of the Emergency Schemes Vote for additional works on bog roads in areas where such works are considered essential in the interests of turf production.