asked the Minister for Finance whether, in connection with the application of the Irish Coachbuilders for increased duties on coach-built goods, he is aware that there has been practically no opposition to the application so far as it applies to horse-traps and bodies for motor omnibuses and other commercial motor vehicles; and whether, in view of that fact, and seeing that the import of such articles still continues to the detriment of Irish labour, he will ask for an Interim Report from the Commission on that part of the Coachbuilders' proposals.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - PROTECTIVE TARIFF TO COACHBUILDERS.
I understand that the Dublin Carriers' Association and the Furniture and Warehousemen's Association oppose the application in so far as it relates to horse-drawn vehicles and commercial motor vehicles, and that the Motor Bus and Coachowners' Association and the Irish Omnibus Company oppose it in so far as it relates to motor omnibuses. There is, therefore, a substantial measure of opposition to these sections of the application and I do not propose to act on the Deputy's suggestion. In any case the initiative in seeking an interim report dealing with part of the application should, in my opinion, be left to the persons who have made the application.