asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the function of the former Land Commission officials on the conclusion of the survey carried out by the agricultural officers in the context of the extension of the disadvantaged area boundaries.

The functions of the Land Commission inspectors in relation to the second part of the survey are to determine the potential stocking rate of each townland, to group townlands into homogenous areas are required by the basic directive, to assess the degree of handicap of such areas on the basis of their own findings and the data obtained in livestock agricultural officers in the first part of the survey, and for the information of the Government and EC Commission, to furnish concise written reports relating to the characteristics of each area submitted for designation or reclassification.