asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the amount expended from Vote 10 and from the National Development Fund, respectively, under sub-heads H, I, J of the Vote in the financial year 1954-1955.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report. The figures are necessarily approximate and subject to minor adjustments on audit.

The following is the statement:—