asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state how many milch cows were in Éire at (a) 1st February, 1932, and (b) 1st February, 1943.

Figures are not available for the dates required. According to the returns collected annually by the enumerators of the agricultural statistics the numbers of milch cows in Éire at 1st June, 1932, were 1,229,995 and at 1st June, 1942, were 1,206,358.