asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce how many licences were issued by his Department in the years 1957, 1958 and 1959 in respect of all matters concerning which his Department is competent to grant licences; and how many applications similarly based were refused in the same periods.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Department of Industry and Commerce: Licences Issued and Refused.
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Records are not available in a form that would enable the information sought to be compiled without a disproportionate expenditure of time and trouble. This is especially so in the case of refusals, statistics of which could be obtained only by a detailed examination of all the files of applications in the Department.