asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state the approximate date on which the Mitchelstown Co-operative Creameries will start manufacturing chocolate crumb.

I am not in a position to say when the Mitchelstown Creameries will be in a position to commence the manufacture of chocolate couverture.

Would the Minister be in a position to state if they will be able to start in the foreseeable future?

There is some difficulty about the procurement of machinery.