asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state the price per cwt. charged for seed oats and seed potatoes in 1954 and this year, respectively; further, if he will make a statement on the recent steep increase in the price of these commodities.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Prices of Seed Oats and Potatoes.
Seán Mac Eochagáin
The prices of seed oats and seed potatoes are not officially controlled. Any recent increase in the prices of these commodities may be accounted for largely by the difficulties experienced by farmers in harvesting the 1954 crop.