asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce (a) the number of inspections, and (b) the number of prosecutions carried out under the Office Premises Act in each year since it became law.

As I indicated in reply to a question by the Deputy on 14 April, 1964 (Volume 208, No. 10, Col. 1471) the inspection of offices under the Office Premises Act, other than government offices and offices attached to factories, is a matter for the local sanitary authorities in the area concerned and the particulars now sought by the Deputy are not available in my Department.