asked the Minister for Agriculture if the potato marketing company, or any other body under the aegis of his Department or any other Department, is taking action to find export markets for ware potatoes.

Irish Potato Marketing Limited, the body responsible for export marketing of seed and maincrop ware potatoes, has made strenuour efforts this season to secure export contracts for ware potatoes. Some contracts have been secured and others are being negotiated, which is no mean achievement in this year of general surpluses.