asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will state the total cost of the original fleet of Irish Shipping Limited, the total proceeds from sales of ships of the original fleet as ships and for scrap, the total sum invested by Irish Shipping Limited in new ships since 1945, the number of ships sold by Irish Shipping Limited since 1945, together with the buyer and the price received in each case, the total sum in foreign currency earned by Irish Shipping Limited since its foundation, the total sum in pounds sterling earned by Irish Shipping Limited from countries outside Ireland since its foundation, the total profit or loss on the company's operations since 1951 and the amount and type of new buildings projected by the company at present.
Written Answers. - Operations of Irish Shipping Limited.
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The preparation of the information requested will take some time. If the Deputy will kindly repeat this question in about a week, I would hope to have the required information available then.