asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the amount of grant paid by the Irish Tourist Board to the Irish Tourist Association in each year since the board's inception.

The Irish Tourist Board was established in 1939, but it was not until 1947 that a grant was made by the board towards the publicity expenditure of the Irish Tourist Association. Since 1947 the following grants have been paid to the association by the Tourist Board:—1947, £8,970; 1948, £15,271; 1949, £8,000; 1950, £7,933 (to date).