asked the Minister for Agriculture (a) the total intake gallonage of milk to creameries in each of the past four calendar years, (b) the gallonage received to the most recent available date this year, and (c) how this latter return compares with the same period in 1959 and 1960.

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

Following is the statement:

* Provisional.