asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if a survey of householders in the Ferbane, Clara and Ballycumber area was carried out in the spring of 1951 for rural electrification; and, if so, with what result.

I am informed by the Electricity Supply Board that the Ballycumber area was considered for selection in October, 1951, but the result of the canvass was not good and the financial return was insufficient to justify selection.