asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of the Glyde and Dee and the Feale arterial drainage schemes, respectively, the average weekly amount paid in wages to those employed (i) from 1st April, 1954, to 30th September, 1954, and (ii) from 1st October, 1954, to 31st January, 1955, and further, in respect of these periods, the average weekly amount by way of commission or remuneration and the amount of travelling expenses, respectively, paid to the pay clerks employed on these schemes.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the reply:—