asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the number of slate quarries in the State, the actual number in production, and those which have ceased production.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Slate Quarries.
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The number of slate quarries known to have been worked at one time or another is twenty-eight. Only two now remain in production. I understand that most of the others ceased production during the period of the last World War.