asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the average net wages paid to labourers employed on the Feale drainage scheme for each week in the month of January, 1956, and for the weeks ended 4th and 11th February, 1956.

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 22 and 23 together. The information requested is as follows—

Would the Parliamentary Secretary state the figure paid in the Tuam and Galway areas?

That is a separate question.

If the Deputy will oblige me by putting down the question I shall love answering it.

In view of the statement made by the Minister for Lands that he is giving instructions to increase the wages of the labourers employed by his Department in County Kerry, would the Parliamentary Secretary at least take a lead now from the Minister for Lands' book and give an increase to his labourers?

That is a separate question.

The Deputy will get anything he wants in Kerry next week.