asked the Minister for the Environment the number of bridge orders which have been requested of his Department in the last 18 months; the details of those requests; the order in which they have been received; and the number, if any, which have been granted.

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:

*Note: Resulting from a request of 27 September 1976 from Wexford County Council, a bridge order in respect of a new bridge at Ferrycarrig, County Wexford was made on 15 January 1979.