asked the Taoiseach if he will state the number of cows in the country whose milk was supplied to creameries in the years 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Number of Cows.
The precise information requested is not available, but the number of cows kept by persons supplying milk to creameries during the peak period of production in each year was 529,801 in 1946, 508,901 in 1947, 527,647 in 1948, and 577,075 in 1949. The corresponding figure for 1950 is not yet available.