asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in respect of 1st October in each of the years 1953 to 1956 (a) the number of local authority houses in course of construction, and (b) the total number of men employed on such building operations.

Following is the statement:—

Figures are not yet available for 1st October, 1956.

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state, in respect of each local authority area, the number of men employed on local authority housing on the latest available date, and on the corresponding dates in 1954 and 1955.

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

Following is the statement:—

(Towns Commissioners are included in the County Council figures.)

asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state, in respect of the last day of each month in the period May, 1956, to September, 1956, inclusive (a) the number of local authority houses (i) in course of construction, (ii) for which tenders were accepted, (iii) for which site development was in progress, and (iv) for which sites had been acquired but no development work commenced; and (b) the number of workers employed, indicating skilled workers separately, on such housing schemes.

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

Following is the statement:—

(Figures for September are not yet available).