asked the Minister for Agriculture whether he will state why he refused to answer the Secretary of the Meath County Committee of Agriculture when he was directed by his Committee to ask for a loan for the purchase of an Irish draught stallion on 14th January, 1929, and if he is aware that the loan was to have been granted to Mr. Frank Malone, Clondalee, Hill of Down.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Loan to Purchase Stallion.
Mr. Hogan
The Deputy appears to be under a misapprehension in the matter, as the Department informed the Secretary of the Meath County Committee of Agriculture on 19th ultimo that they were not prepared to grant a loan in this case for the purchase of a stallion.