asked the Taoiseach if he will state the total number of people signing at each local employment exchange in County Meath on 1st December, 1959, or the nearest date thereto.

The numbers of persons on the Live Register at 28 November, 1959 (nearest available date to 1 December) at the local offices of the Department of Social Welfare in County Meath were: Ceannanus Mór 212, An Uaimh 183 and Trim, 172.