asked the Minister for Education if he will state in respect of each county the number of schools the building of which was sanctioned by his Department in the period 18th February, 1948, up to March 31st, 1949.

The number of new schools, according to counties, in respect of the erection of which grants were sanctioned by the Department in the period from the 18th February, 1948, to the 31st March, 1949, was as follows:—