asked the Minister for Agriculture if he is aware of the decline in the number of horses in the country, and if he is prepared to take any steps to arrest this decline.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Decline in Number of Horses.
I am aware that, with the advance of mechanisation, the general trend in this as in other countries has been for the number of horses used in transport and on the farm to decline. It would not, in my opinion, be practicable to arrest that trend.