asked the Minister for the Environment the number of applicants in each county who have been paid the £1,000 housing grant.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

NUMBER of £1,000 new house grants paid, on a county basis, between 6 July 1977 and 30 April 1978.

Will the Minister give us the total number of house grants?

We are getting into the habit of asking supplementaries.

(Cavan-Monaghan): On a point of order, if a question is answered by a Minister during interruptions and his answer is not audible, it is customary for the Minister to repeat the answer out of courtesy, and I would ask the Minister to be good enough to repeat the answer?

If the Deputy had not been engaged in crossfire with another Deputy——

(Cavan-Monaghan): I was not.

Would the Minister repeat Question No. 18, please?

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Would the Minister be good enough to give us the total figure?

I have the individual figures but not the total.

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