asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state in respect of 1956 the price per dozen paid for day-old chicks supplied by his Department to applicants in West Galway, and the price which his Department propose to charge next year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Price of Day-old Chicks in West Galway.
The price paid by residents in Connemara for day-old chicks supplied in the 1955-56 season under my Department's scheme for the distribution of day-old chicks in certain Gaeltacht areas was 5/- per dozen.
As already announced in the Press, the price of chicks under the scheme in the coming season will be 10/- per dozen, that is, approximately half of the price to be paid to the hatcheries for the chicks.