asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the date on which the survey of the Corrib catchment area began, the length of time it occupied, and the number of engineers employed thereon.

The survey of the Corrib-Clare catchment, the scheme for which is at present on exhibition, was commenced in June, 1948, and the field work was completed in December, 1951. The number of engineers employed on this survey, as on others, varied from time to time according to the general staffing position and the commitments of the engineering branch of the Office of Public Works. The average number engaged on the Corrib-Clare catchment survey was six.