asked the Minister for Lands the total cost per annum to keep the office of the Land Commission at Thurles, County Tipperary, open, the amount paid to officials of all grades, and the travelling expenses and subsistence allowances paid to inspectors.

Overhead expenses, including rent, rates, cleaning, heating, telephone, stationery, etc., currently amount to £914 per annum. Current salaries of the 11 officials attached to this local office amount to £13,137 per annum.

The travelling expenses and subsistence allowances paid to nine inspectors and one supervisor during the latest financial year totalled £3,150.