asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state the amount of plant owned and in use by his Department for land rehabilitation scheme work in County Waterford at (a) 1st November, 1951; (b) 1st November, 1952, and (c) 1st November, 1953.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Land Rehabilitation Plant in County Waterford.
On the 1st November, 1951, the plant owned and operated by my Department in County Waterford consisted of two crawler tractors, two excavators, a drainage plough, wheel tractor and trailer, and calfdozer. On the 1st November, 1952, the same plant with the addition of two tractors and trailers; a rotovator and a rockdrill was in use. At the 1st November, 1953, there was not any machinery, the property of my Department. operating in County Waterford. At that date certain items of machinery had just been sold, and other items were in process of being sold.