asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state in respect of hotels purchased or proposed to be established by the Irish Tourist Board (a) the number purchased; (b) the total purchase price paid, including cost of sites; (c) the total cost of reconstruction and redecoration work; (d) the amount paid in architects' or other consultants' fees in respect of hotels which the board had proposed to establish, and (e) the amount paid for furnishing the hotels.

The replies to the Deputy's questions are as follows:—

I have not taken the Victoria Hotel at Killarney into account because it was acquired in a derelict condition as part of property acquired there by the Tourist Board and was not intended for use as a hotel.