§ Mr. FRANCIS MEEHANasked whether the Congested Districts Board or the Department of Agriculture would send inspectors to see and inquire into the working of the following mines in North Leitrim, with a view of further developing their resources, giving employment, and relieving congestion: the Creenelea iron mine, Arrigna coal mine, Benba copper and lead mines, Glenfarne coal mine, and Ballintrillic spar mine?
§ Mr. BIRRELLNeither the Department of Agriculture nor the Congested Districts Board undertake the work of prospecting, that being a matter for private enterprise, but the Department of Agriculture will afford all available information to inquirers respecting the occurrence of mineral deposits in Ireland.