asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture whether he is now in a position to make a statement as to the intentions of the Executive Council in regard to the establishment of a Sugar Beet Factory in Buttevant, Co. Cork.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - SUGAR BEET FACTORY IN BUTTEVANT.
The Government have received, from several groups interested in the manufacture of beet sugar, proposals relative to the financial assistance by way of remission of excise duty or otherwise which they would require to enable them to found the beet sugar industry in this country. Pending further consideration of these proposals, I am not in a position to make a statement as to the establishment of a beet sugar factory or factories.