asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state when it is proposed to auction the machinery held by his Department for the land rehabilitation scheme.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Land Rehabilitation Scheme Machinery.
Mr. Walsh
Details of the arrangements for the sale of my Department's machinery are being worked out at present. An announcement will be made in the public Press when they have been completed.
Has any of the machinery been let on hire pending its disposal?
Mr. Walsh
No.
No machinery has yet been disposed of?
Mr. Walsh
No.
Would I be correct in stating that the Department has cancelled all orders that they had made for spare parts?
Mr. Walsh
For our own machinery, yes.
Would the Minister not reconsider that decision in view of the fact that the contractors who will buy the machinery will require spare parts and if those spare parts are not available here they will not be able to get them.
Mr. Walsh
There will not be any difficulty about that.