asked the Minister for Local Government if the Government have in their possession the reports of the firms employed in studying the future population trends in the various parts of the country; and when such reports will be publicly available.

Planning studies carried out by consultants in the Limerick and Dublin regions have already been published. As regards the regional studies carried out by the United Nations consultants, I would refer the Deputy to the reply which I gave on 26th February to a question on this subject.