HC Deb 17 March 1910 vol 15 c505
Captain CRAIG

asked how many Normandy sires were upon the Irish Department of Agriculture's register of approved sires; how many of these animals were purchased with the help of loans made by the Department; how many were now being subsidised by the Department; and in what districts were these Normandy sires now standing?

Mr. BIRR ELL

There is one such sire upon the register-a Normandy coaching sire purchased in England in 1907 by a Cavan farmer, and now in that county. It is not subsidised by the Department.

Mr. LONSDALE

Is it on the list of approved sires?

Mr. BIRRELL

I do not know.

Captain CRAIG

That was the subject of my question.

Mr. BIRRELL

The question, as I understand it, was whether the sire in question was subsidised by the Department. The answer is in the negative.