asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry if the new Inland Fisheries Department and board will be located at Headford, County Galway, the most adjacent centre as regards the fishery resources of the West of Ireland.

A decision has not yet been reached as regards the siting of the headquarters of the Central Fishery Board and the seven regional boards proposed to be established under the Fisheries Bill at present before the Oireachtas. I will bear Headford in mind when the decision is being made.