asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he is aware that there are no supplies of turf or timber available in Swords, although there were, previously, three or four fuel merchants who supplied the needs of the town for turf; and if he will take steps to have the matter rectified immediately.

There have been fuel difficulties in Swords, as in most other places, arising out of the general shortage of burnable turf; these difficulties, however, are not in any way related to the number of licensed fuel merchants operating in the district. While temporary shortages have occurred it is not the case that there have been no supplies available in Swords.