asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will give particulars of the total number of merchant ships owned by Irish registered companies and purchased by Irish Shipping Ltd to increase its fleet.
Ceisteanna-Questions. Oral Answers. - Merchant Shipping Fleet.
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None of Irish Shipping Ltd's present fleet of ten vessels was formerly owned by Irish-registered companies.
It is difficult to judge the speed of parliamentary questions these days. We had anticipated the usual number of supplementary questions but they did not materialise because there were no members of the Opposition present to ask them.
Every supplementary question that was appropriate was asked.
Of that I am quite sure but it is a strong criticism of the many unnecessary supplementary questions that have been asked in the past.