asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state whether the three new upholstery factories stated by him to have been started in Dublin between March, 1932, and the 13th January, 1933, have since, in accordance with his expressed intention, been examined in the light of the Control of Manufactures Act, 1932, and whether the factories have been approved or disapproved of by him; and whether or not licences have been issued to each of these factories; the reasons for the granting or the withholding of these licences; and the names of the owners and the locations of the factories.
Ceisteanna.—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin Upholstery Factories.
In two of the three cases referred to in the question it has been ascertained that the businesses are either in the beneficial ownership of Saorstát nationals within the meaning of the Control of Manufactures Act, 1932, or were established prior to the 1st June, 1932. In the remaining case the business has now ceased.
As regards the last part of the question, I would refer the Deputy to my reply to a similar question of his to-day with regard to furniture factories.