asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will state the number of permanent and temporary staff, respectively, employed in the Achill, Belmullet and Ballina employment exchanges in January and June of each of the years 1950 to 1956.

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

The following is the statement:—

THE number of officers, permanent and temporary, serving at Achill, Belmullet and Ballina Local Offices on the last Monday in January and June in each of the years 1950 to 1956.