asked the Minister for Lands if he will state (a) the gross amounts expended by his Department in the working of the sawmills at Dundrum, County Tipperary, and (b) the income derived from the mills during each of the years 1940 to 1950, inclusive.

asked the Minister for Lands if he will state (a) the number of men employed and (b) the annual sum paid in wages at the sawmills and on the forestry division's lands adjoining Dundrum, County Tipperary, during each of the years 1940 to 1950, inclusive.

asked the Minister for Lands if he will state (a) the number of acres of timber cut and (b) the number of acres of trees planted at the forestry division's lands at Dundrum, County Tipperary, during each of the years 1940 to 1950, inclusive.

With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle I will take together Questions Nos. 36, 37 and 38.

The replies in these cases are in the form of a tabular statement which I will have circulated in the Official Report.

The statement is as follows:—

The gross amounts expended in, and the income derived from, Dundrum Sawmills, are as follows:—

Exact figures are not readily available, but those given are close approximations.

The receipts do not include value of produce used in the Department's own work.

*In these years the mill was not in full production as it was being rebuilt and new machinery installed.

The number of men employed and the annual sum paid in wages are as follows:—

The acreage on which timber was felled and trees planted is as follows:—