asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state (a) the number of employees in the Mayco factory, Ballina, County Mayo in the week ended 19th March, 1966, and (b) the articles being manufactured and the percentage of them which is being exported.

The published reports of An Foras Tionscal indicate that the articles being manufactured by Mayco Ltd. are plastic and metal toys. The other information sought by the Deputy has not been published, and it is not the practice to furnish information of this kind about the private affairs of commercial firms.