asked the Minister for Agriculture if he is aware that the branch creamery at Corran, Leap, County Cork, formerly owned by the Cork and Kerry Creamery Company, is to be closed; that only three days' notice of the closing of the creamery was given; and that the available creameries in the district are each about three miles away and reached over roads in a poor condition; and, if so, whether in view of the hardship stated to arise for 55 suppliers, he will have the matter examined with a view to securing the revocation of the above decision.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Closing of Cork Creamery.
Corran cream-separating station was closed on 1st July. There are four creamery premises in the area, one about two miles distant, one about three miles distant and two about three and one-half miles distant. The former suppliers to Corran will not therefore suffer undue hardship in delivering milk to the nearest existing creamery.
Corran was regarded as redundant and its milk supply, 400 gallons on the peak day of 1944, rendered it an uneconomic unit to operate.