asked the Taoiseach in respect of each Irish ferry port: (a) the number of passengers who used each port, (b) the number of private cars which used each port and (c) the number of articulated vehicles which used each port, for each of the past three years.

I propose to circulate a statement containing the information requested by the Deputy in so far as it is available to the Central Statistics Office. The details relate mainly to the years 1985, 1986 and 1987.

Following is the statement:

A. Numbers of Private and Freight Vehicles Using Each Port

* Includes coaches.

† Includes rigid vehicles and unaccompanied semi-trailers as well as articulated vehicles.

B. Passengers Using Ferry Ports*

* Figures for the numbers of passengers using each ferry port are not available for reasons of confidentiality.

We will now move to Priority Questions.