asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state the number of appeals submitted to him during 1949-50 under the Town and Regional Planning Acts, 1934 and 1939, against interim directions of the Dublin Corporation and the number upheld by him.

Twenty-nine valid appeals were received during the period from 1st April, 1949, to the 31st March, 1950, against interim directions of the Dublin Corporation given under the Town and Regional Planning Acts, 1934 and 1939. Of these six were upheld, four were withdrawn or settled by agreement between the appellant and the planning authority and ten are at present under consideration.